In: Economics
5.
FuboTV and hulu are two streaming services companies that many consumers are using to eliminate expensive cable-TV services. They offer similar benefits to customers. If the price of the FuboTV service decreases, this will cause a decrease in the _______ for the hulu brand streaming service which would be graphed as _______.
Group of answer choices
quantity demanded, movement up/left along its demand curve
demand, leftward shift of its demand curve
quantity demanded, leftward shift of its demand curve
demand, movement up/left along its demand curve
6.
A minimum wage is an example of a price floor and results in higher rates of unemployment.
Group of answer choices
True
False
7.
Opportunity cost is defined as the value of everything given up when a decision is made or a course of action is followed.
Group of answer choices
True
False
8.
Assume that a firm is considering using another hour of labor at a cost of $20. The marginal product of this additional hour of labor is 15 units. The selling price is $2 per unit. Which of the following correctly identifies what the firm should do and for the correct reason?
Group of answer choices
The firm should not use the additional hour of labor because the MRP is negative.
The firm should use the additional hour of labor because the firm’s total product will increase.
The firm should use the additional hour of labor because the marginal product is positive.
The firm should obtain more information because there is not enough information provided to determine its best course of action.
The firm should not use the additional hour of labor because the marginal product is less than the wage rate.
The firm should use the additional hour of labor because the firm’s MRP is greater than the wage rate.
9,
It is assumed in economics that firms want to maximize _______, and this assumption provides the foundation for the _______.
Group of answer choices
total revenue, law of supply
total revenue, law of demand
total profit, law of supply
total profit, principle of increasing marginal opportunity cost
10.
The cross-price elasticity of demand between two goods is –1.9. This tells us these two goods are _______ and _______.
Group of answer choices
substitutes, used in place of each other
substitutes, used together
complements, used together
complements, used in place of each other
Fubo TV and Hulu TV are two streaming services company that many companies are using to eliminate expensive cable TV services.They offer similar benefits to customers.If the price of Fubo TV services decreases , this will cause decrease in the demand for the Hulu brand streaming service which would be graphed as leftward shift of the demand curve
EXPLANATION
As Fubo TV and Hulu TV are perfect substitutes of each other when the price of Fubo TV services decreases the consumers will shift to Fubo TV from Hulu TV.The demand for Hulu will decline due to fall in price of Fubo subscription. The demand curve of Hulu TV will shift to the left showing a decrease in demand.
The above explanation is depicted by the figures below: