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The larger the positive cross elasticity coefficient of demand between products X and Y, the:
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greater their substitutability.
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We would expect the cross elasticity of demand between dress shirts and ties to be
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negative, indicating complementary goods.
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Which of the following is correct?
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If demand is elastic, a decrease in price will increase total revenue.
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Suppose that the price of peanuts falls from $3 to $2 per bushel and that, as a result, the total revenue received by peanut farmers changes from $16 to $14 billion. Thus:
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the demand for peanuts is inelastic.
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The more time consumers have to adjust to a change in price:
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If the demand for farm products is price inelastic, a good harvest will cause farm revenues to:
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The price elasticity of demand for widgets is 0.80. Assuming no change in the demand curve for widgets, a 16 percent increase in sales implies a:
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20 percent reduction in orice
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Suppose that the above total revenue curve is derived from a particular linear demand curve. That demand curve must be:
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unit elastic for price increases that reduce quantity demanded from 5 units to 4 units.
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If the income elasticity of demand for lard is -3.00, this means that:
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ard is an inferior good.
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Suppose that a 20 percent increase in the price of normal good Y causes a 10 percent decline in the quantity demanded of normal good X. The coefficient of cross elasticity of demand is:
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negative and therefore these goods are complements
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The main determinant of elasticity of supply is the:
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amount of time the producer has to adjust inputs in response to a price change
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Refer to the above information and assume the stadium capacity is 5,000. If the Mudhens' management charges $7 per ticket:
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there will be 1,000 empty seats.
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The price of old baseball cards rises rapidly with increases in demand because:
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the supply of old baseball cards is inelastic.
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The demand for a product is inelastic with respect to price if:
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consumers are largely unresponsive to a per unit price change
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If a price reduction reduces a firm's total revenue:
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the demand for the product is inelastic in this price range
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In which of the following instances will total revenue decline?
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price rises and demand is elastic
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Suppose the income elasticity of demand for toys is +2.00. This means that:
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a 10 percent increase in income will increase the purchase of toys by 20 percent.
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Answer the next question(s) on the basis of the following demand schedule:Refer to the above data. Which of the following is correct?
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Although the slope of the demand curve is constant, price elasticity declines as we move from high to low price ranges.
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The maker of a particular breakfast cereal found that increasing the price from $3.00 to $3.25 per box had no impact on total revenue, but increasing the price further to $3.50 reduced total revenue by 2%. Thus, the demand for the cereal is:
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unit elastic over the range $3.00 to $3.25 and elastic over the range $3.25 to $3.50
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Refer to the diagram. In this competitive market, combined consumer and producer surplus is maximized at:
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H
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Most demand curves are relatively elastic in the upper-left portion because the original price:
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from which the percentage price change is calculated is large and the original quantity from which the percentage change in quantity is calculated is small
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The coefficient of price elasticity is 0.2. Demand is thus
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relatively inelastic
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Assume there is an increase in the demand for hand calculators. The subsequent:
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increase in price will be greater the greater the inelasticity of supply.
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Refer to the above information and assume the stadium capacity is 5,000. The supply of seats for the game:
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is perfectly inelastic.
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Refer to the above information. Over the 5 price range, demand is
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inelsatic
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Refer to the diagram. Between the prices of $10 and $8, the price elasticity of demand is
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.9
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The cross elasticity of demand between two goods is reported to be +0.2. This implies that:
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2 goods are substitues
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The supply of product X is inelastic (but not perfectly inelastic) if the price of X rises b
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7 percent and quantity supplied rises by 5 percent
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Suppose legalizationand subsequent regulationof heroin and cocaine reduces their prices by 50%. Estimates suggest the total quantity of heroin and cocaine demanded would rise by 83% and 42%, respectively. Consequently, legalization would:
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increase total expenditures on heroine and decrease total expenditures on cocaine
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Refer to the diagram. Suppose total revenue at price P3 is the same as at price P2. Then, over the price range from P2 to P3, demand is:
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unit elastic
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Suppose Aiyanna's Pizzeria currently faces a linear demand curve and is charging a very high price per pizza and doing very little business. Aiyanna now decides to lower pizza prices by 5 percent per week for an indefinite period of time. We can expect that each successive week:
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demand will become less price elastic
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The elasticity of demand for a product is likely to be greater:
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the greater the amount of time over which buyers adjust to a price change
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Suppose that a 2% increase in income in the economy decreases the quantity of gadgets demanded by 1% at every possible price. This implies that
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income elasticity is negative and gadgets are an inferior good
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The demand for autos is likely to be:
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less elastic than the demand for Honda Accords.
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Cross elasticity of demand measures how sensitive purchases of a specific product are to changes in:
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the price of some other product.
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The demand for a necessity whose cost is a small component of one's total income is:
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relatively inelastic
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Over the 8 price range, the elasticity coefficient of supply is:
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less than 1.
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Suppose that when your income increases from $28,000 to $30,000 per year, your purchases of X increase from 4 to 5 units because of that income increase. Thus:
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the demand for X is elastic with respect to income.
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If the price elasticity of demand for a product is 2.5, then a price cut from $2.00 to $1.80 will:
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increase the quantity demanded by about 25 percent.
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Assume that the price of product Y decreases by 5% and the quantity supplied decreases by 2%. The coefficient of price elasticity of supply for good Y is
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less than one and therefore supply is inelastic
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Which of the following is likely to have the most elastic demand?
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Dole brand bananas
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Assume that a 4 percent increase in income in the economy produces an 8 percent increase in the quantity demanded of good X. The coefficient of income elasticity of demand is:
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positive and therefore X is a normal good.
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Suppose that the above total revenue curve is derived from a particular linear demand curve. That demand curve must be:
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inelastic for price declines that increase quantity demanded from 6 units to 7 units.
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Refer to the above information and assume the stadium capacity is 5,000. If the Mudhens' management wanted a full house for the game, it would
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set ticket prices at $5
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Suppose that the above total revenue curve is derived from a particular linear demand curve. That demand curve must be
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elastic for price increases that reduce quantity demanded from 4 units to 3 units.
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The elasticity of supply of product X is unitary if the price of X rises by:
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8 percent and quantity supplied rises by 8 percent.
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We would expect the cross elasticity of demand between Pepsi and Coke to be
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positive, indicating substitute goods.
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Amanda buys a ruby for $330 for which she was willing to pay $340. The minimum acceptable price to the seller, Tony, was $140. Amanda experiences:
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a consumer surplus of $10 and Tony experiences a producer surplus of $190.
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If the price of hand calculators falls from $10 to $9 and, as a result, the quantity demanded increases from 100 to 125, then
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demand is elastic