Troy owns 600 of the 1,000 outstanding shares of Oiler Corporation. His adjusted basis in the Oiler stock at the beginning of the current year is $88,000. Oiler Corporation is organized as an S corporation (conduit) and reports the following results for the current year: Operating Income before Special Items $58,000 Charitable Contributions 8,000 Nondeductible Expenses 9,000 Cash Dividends Paid 22,000 a. What is Troy's adjusted basis in the Oiler Corporation stock at the end of the current year? b. What is the amount of Troy's gain or loss if he sells the 600 shares for $100,000 to an unrelated person at the beginning of next year?

answer/// product differentiation;

answer: in the short-run firms will respond by raising the price of turkey.

explanation: initially the long-run equilibrium is at a price of $5 per pound of turkey and a quantity of 50 million pounds per year. now, when webmd claims that a protein found in turkey will increase your expected lifespan by 4 years. the consumers demand for turkey will increase at every price shifting the demand curve to the right from d1 to d2. while, there will be no change in the supply curve in the short-run as it is not possible for producers to adjust supply so quickly. as a result the new equilibrium will occur at a higher price and a higher quantity of turkey.

thus, in the short run firms will respond by increasing the price of turkey, selling more quantity at a higher price and earning economic profits.