Kim attends the farmer’s market in her hometown of Bakersfield every Sunday. She notices that all of the oranges sold by the many different farmers at the market have roughly the same price, as do most other products that are alike. Which statement best explains why the prices are so similar? The farmer’s market in Bakersfield is an imperfect market so prices are set by the producers. The farmer’s market in Bakersfield is a monopoly because it is the only place to buy fresh fruit on Sundays. The farmer’s market in Bakersfield is a competitive market so prices are set by the consumer. The farmer’s market in Bakersfield is a competitive market so neither the consumer nor the producer has a large influence on the price, allowing for the market to set the price. The farmer’s market in Bakersfield is an imperfect market where Kim’s decision to purchase or not purchase an orange will not change the price of an orange.

Dr. dow jones wants to know whether a problem-based approach to teaching economics will result in higher academic performance than his traditional method. of the six sections of economics 101 at his university, dr. jones randomly assigns three sections to the traditional method and three sections to the problem-based method for unit 1 of the course. then all sections switch the instructional method for unit 2. he plans to compare the performance of the two groups of sections on their unit 1 and unit 2 exams. this study employs a design.

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When paul o’neill joined alcoa as ceo, he set a , that there would be zero workplace accidents. a lot of people in the organization thought this was impossible given how dangerous some aluminum-manufacturing jobs are, but alcoa’s safety record improved tremendously. as the board of governors of the american red cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. another option is to have planning specialists managers across the organization make their own plans. why might this organization’s executives opt for the latter approach? check all that apply. (a) the environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership. (b)resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.(c) senior leadership will have more control over the organization’s direction. (d)when managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.