Macroeconomics + Economy 2009 Update 18th Edition by Campbell McConnell, Sean Masaki Flynn,Stanley Brue

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Catalogue companies are the classic example of perfectly inflexible prices because once they print and ship out their catalogues, they are committed to selling at the prices printed in their catalogues. If a catalogue company finds its inventory of sweaters rising, what does that tell you about the demand for sweaters Was it unexpectedly high, unexpectedly low, or as expected If the company could change the price of sweaters, would it raise the price, lower the price, or keep the price the same Given that the company cannot change the price of sweaters, consider the number of sweaters it orders each month from the company that makes its sweaters. If inventories become very high, will the catalogue company increase, decrease, or keep orders the same Given what the catalogue company does with its orders, what is likely to happen to employment and output at the sweater manufacturer