Jim was called to active duty in the military. Knowing that he would be out of the country for a year or more, he gave his sister Peg authority to pay bills in his name, access his bank accounts, buy and sell stock in his brokerage accounts, and incur expenses to maintain his house, car, and boat. Peg is Jim's:.
a. independent contractor
b. broker
c. general agent
d. special agent

C. General agent

Explanation: A general agent is a person appointed to act on his behalf in a variety of activities such as home activities,business transactions etc this type of agent is usually contracted to do this kind of Activities especially when the person expected to carry out these sets of Activities will not be available for a given period. A general agent can be an organisation or an individual or group of persons who carry out tasks as specified by the principal.

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.