If the government reduces transfer payments, what happens to the budget deficit? What curve does this change in the market for loanable funds, which direction does it shift, and what happens to the equilibrium interest rate?

Explanation:

The reduction in transfer payments by Government will cause the budget deficit of the Government to decrease and also the the decrease in the Budget deficit will lead to the availability of loanable funds thereby causing the loanable funds curve to shift to the right.

With the availability of loanable funds the equilibrium interest rate will fall below its usual equilibrium level.and the Government can reduces transfer payments to achieve all of this.

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.