Hadi makes wooden souvenirs to sell them during Baalbek festivals. Hadi believes if he puts more effort his small business will grow up, thus he increases the working hour of each worker from 50 hours per month to 60 hours per month. Hadi is interested in determining his productivity, He has the following data: Month 1 Month 2
Output 250 units 320 unit

Worker 4 employees, cost per hour $5 4 employees, cost per hour $5

Overhead Expenses $600 $700
Find the worker productivity per dollar of Month 1 (6 points) *
None of the above
1.25
0.25
12.5
Find the change in worker productivity per labor hour. (6 points) *
6.7%
6.4%
6.5%
6.6%
Find the total productivity of Month 2. (6 points) *
0.17
0.16
0.15
0.18
Find the change of the total productivity (7 points) *
6.7%
6.5%
6.8%
6.6%

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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.