An elevator operator typically purchases huge amounts of grain from farmers. Assume the following prices. Date Spot Price /Bu March Futures Price September 1 $2.10 $2.34 October 1 $2.05 $2.20 November 1 $2.20 $2.38 It costs the elevator $0.05/Bu/month to store the grain. An elevator purchases grain from a farmer on September 1. He has no immediate buyer, so he puts it into storage and hedges. On November 1 he has a buyer at one cent over the spot price. He thus sells his grain at that price and immediately liquidates his hedge. What is the total profit per bushel, from both the spot and futures markets, of the elevator operator

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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.