Micro Economics Final Practice, Chapter 6 (Elasticity)

19 May 2024
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The concept of elasticity of demand measures
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The Sensitivity of consumer purchases to price changes.
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If the demand for bacon is relatively elastic, a 10 percent decline in the price of bacon will:
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Increase the amount demanded by more than 10 Percent.
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The price of Product X is reduced from $100 to $90, and, as a result, the quantity demanded increases from 50 to 60 units. Therefore demand for X in this Price Range:
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Is elastic
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Gigantic State University raises tuition fees for the purpose of increasing its revenue. GSU is assuming that the demand for education at GSU is:
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inelastic
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If the University Chamber Music Society decides to reduce ticket prices to provide more funds to finance concerts, the Society is assuming that the demand for tickets is:
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Elastic
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The demand schedules for farm products like eggs, bread, and butter tend to be:
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Price Inelastic
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Suppose the price of local cable TV service increased from $16.20 to $19.80 and as a result the number of cable subscribers decreased from 224,000 to 176,000. Along this portion of the demand curve, the (absolute) own price elasticity of demand is:
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1.2
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Assume that a 4 percent increase in income leads to 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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We would expect the cross elasticity of demand between Pepsi and Coke to be:
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Positive, indicating substitute goods.