Which of the following would cause an increase in the equilibrium price of a good?    a. Fewer firms are producing this good    b. The cost of a key input used to produce this good has fallen.    c.Technological advance has increased labor productivity.    d. A new study claims consumption of this good is bad for your health.

Assume we are looking at the corn market (corn is a normal good). For each of the following statements determine whether the supply or the demand curve shifts, and whether it shifts up or down. - Household income increases. - The price of fertilizer increases. - A new, more efficient harvester is invented. - The price of rice falls. - A large portion of the population discovers that they are allergic to corn.

Draw a graph to analyze the market for agricultural products (food). Label your price and quantity axes properly. In your graph, draw a supply curve for agricultural products (food) that obeys the law of supply. Label (S). In the same graph, draw a demand curve for food that obeys the law of demand. Label (D). Identify the market equilibrium point in your graph and label (E). Also, label the equilibrium price (PE) and the Equilibrium quantity (QE): 1. Using supply/demand analysis, explain why food prices declined in the United States in the 1920s. Use your above graph to illustrate the change in the market equilibrium price. Clearly label the original and new equilibrium price and explain your graphical analysis in words.

Assume that you are told that because of some changes, the equilibrium price increased but it is unknown if the equilibrium quantity increased, remained the same, or decreased. Which of the following would be consistent with this outcome?a. There was a decrease in input costs and consumers expected lower income.b. Consumers expected a lower price and firms expected a higher price.c. There was a decrease in income (the good is inferior) and a decrease in the number of firms.d. There was a positive change in consumer tastes and an increase in productivity.   When demand is _______ consumers are _______ to price changes and the price elasticity of demand is _______.a. elastic, relatively sensitive, greater than one (in absolute value)b. inelastic, completely insensitive, equal to one (in absolute value)c. inelastic, relatively sensitive, less than one (in absolute value)d. unit elastic, hyper-sensitive, equal to zeroe. perfectly elastic, hyper-sensitive, equal to one (in absolute value)…