The new potato-bar restaurant chain, Hottie Potatee wants to raise an undisclosed amount of funds in order to expand the company-owned potato bar stores, internationally. This move will require the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) to:
a. Provide the FTC (Fair Trade Commission) documentation of where and when they plan to develop stores in other countries. b. Increase his profits. He will take the average U. S. store profits and multiply it by the number of stores he wants to open abroad. c. Do nothing different than maintaining the funding balance of his business. d. File full disclosure financial statements and seek the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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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.