Question

Suppose that the turkey industry is in long-run equilibrium at a price of $5 per pound of turkey and a quantity of 400 million pounds per year. Suppose that WebMD claims that a protein found in turkey will increase your expected lifespan by 2 years. WebMD's claim will cause consumers to demand _____________turkey at every price.

Answer 1

The "WebMD's claim will cause consumers to demand ______more_______turkey at every price."

Step-by-step explanation:

Consumers will tend to demand more turkey in order to increase their expected lifespan by 2 years by consuming more of the protein found in turkey as claimed by WebMD. This implies that there will a new equilibrium as the old equilibrium shifts outward to match the increased demand by consumers of turkey. This claim may trigger demand and supply to exceed the annual 400 million pounds equilibrium at $5 per pound.