Why might a movie theater charge a lower admission price for the first show on weekday afternoons than they do for a weeknight or weekend show?a) Demand is lower for the weekday afternoon showing of the movie than for the weeknight or weekend showing.b) The supply of seats in the theater is greater on a weekday afternoon and the demand to see the movie is lower for the weekday afternoon showing.c) Theaters like to show with the lower prices that they want every income group to attend their movies.d) The supply of seats in the theater is greater on a weekday afternoon.

The price elasticity of demand for beer among young adults (age 18 to 24) is about 1.30, and the number of highway deaths is roughly proportional to the group’s beer consumption. If a state imposes a beer tax that increases the price of beer by 20%, by how much will the number of highway deaths among young adults decrease?

Consider the supplier of a product that is an inferior good. For instance, an aluminum supplier for a canned goods producer. During a recession during which average incomes fall, which of the following best describes what would happen to the profit-maximizing price of the supplier? a. The supplier’s profit-maximizing price would decrease due to an increase in demand. b. The supplier’s profit-maximizing price would increase due to an increase in demand. c. The supplier’s profit-maximizing price would decrease due to a reduction in demand. d. The supplier’s profit-maximizing price would increase due to a reduction in demand.

Am. 113.