Q1. Assume the two rival office supply companies Office Depot and Staples both adopt cost matching policies. If consumers can find lower advertised cost s on any items they sell, then Office Depot and Staples guarantee they will match the lower cost s. Explicate why this pricing policy may not be good news for consumers.
Q2. Assume the cost of a can was $5.10. In this case, to maximize its profit the firm illustrated in the figure above would
Q3. Assume which the total expenditures for a typical household in 2000 equaled $2,500 per month, while the cost of purchasing exactly the same items in 2005 was $3,000. If 2000 is the base year, the CPI for 2000 equals?