Question 1

If a firm finds that it can sell $13,000 worth of a product when its price is $5 per unit and $11,000 worth of it when its price is $6, then

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A) the demand for the product is elastic in the $6-$5 price range. 
B) the demand for the product must have increased. 
C) elasticity of demand is 0.74. 
D) the demand for the product is inelastic in the $6-$5 price range. 
A) the demand for the product is elastic in the $6-$5 price range. 
B) the demand for the product must have increased. 
C) elasticity of demand is 0.74. 
D) the demand for the product is inelastic in the $6-$5 price range.

Question 2

Which types of goods are most adversely affected by recessions?

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A) Goods for which the income elasticity coefficient is relatively low or negative. 
B) Goods for which the income elasticity coefficient is relatively high and positive. 
C) Goods for which the cross elasticity coefficient is positive. 
D) Goods for which the cross elasticity coefficient is negative. 
A) Goods for which the income elasticity coefficient is relatively low or negative. 
B) Goods for which the income elasticity coefficient is relatively high and positive. 
C) Goods for which the cross elasticity coefficient is positive. 
D) Goods for which the cross elasticity coefficient is negative.

Question 3

If the price elasticity of demand for orange juice is 0.8, then a reduction in the price of orange juice will cause buyers to buy

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A) fewer bottles of orange juice, and their total spending on orange juice will decrease. 
B) fewer bottles of orange juice, but their total spending on orange juice will increase. 
C) more bottles of orange juice, and their total spending on orange juice will increase. 
D) more bottles of orange juice, but their total spending on orange juice will decrease. 
A) fewer bottles of orange juice, and their total spending on orange juice will decrease. 
B) fewer bottles of orange juice, but their total spending on orange juice will increase. 
C) more bottles of orange juice, and their total spending on orange juice will increase. 
D) more bottles of orange juice, but their total spending on orange juice will decrease.

Question 4

A supply curve that is a vertical straight line indicates that

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A) production costs for this product cannot be calculated. 
B) the relationship between price and quantity supplied is inverse. 
C) a change in price will have no effect on the quantity supplied. 
D) an unlimited amount of the product will be supplied at a constant price. 
A) production costs for this product cannot be calculated. 
B) the relationship between price and quantity supplied is inverse. 
C) a change in price will have no effect on the quantity supplied. 
D) an unlimited amount of the product will be supplied at a constant price.

Question 5

Explain how the price elasticity of supply is related to the prices of antiques.

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The high price of an antique results fro

Question 6

The total revenue received by sellers of a good is the same amount as the

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A) total income earned by the buyers. 
B) total amount spent on the good by the buyers. 
C) price paid by the buyers for each unit of the good. 
D) profits earned by the sellers of the good. 
A) total income earned by the buyers. 
B) total amount spent on the good by the buyers. 
C) price paid by the buyers for each unit of the good. 
D) profits earned by the sellers of the good.

Question 7

Compared to coffee, we would expect the cross elasticity of demand for

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A) tea to be negative, but positive for cream. 
B) tea to be positive, but negative for cream. 
C) both tea and cream to be negative. 
D) both tea and cream to be positive. 
A) tea to be negative, but positive for cream. 
B) tea to be positive, but negative for cream. 
C) both tea and cream to be negative. 
D) both tea and cream to be positive.

Question 8

A normal good would have a positive price-elasticity of demand.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Refer to the above graphs. Which graph depicts a situation where sellers are increasing their output because their product is becoming more popular among buyers?

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A) graph A 
B) graph B 
C) graph C 
D) graph D 
A) graph A 
B) graph B 
C) graph C 
D) graph D

Question 10

How do you interpret the coefficient of the price elasticity of demand? Explain when Ed is 1.5, 0.7, and 1.0.

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An elasticity of demand of 1.5 means tha

Question 11

If sellers could price-discriminate and charge two different prices to two different groups of buyers in order to increase revenues, then the sellers would charge

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A) a higher price to the buyers whose demand is elastic. 
B) a higher price to the buyers whose demand is inelastic. 
C) a higher price to the buyers whose demand is unit-elastic. 
D) the same price, actually, because price-discrimination will result in lower revenues. 
A) a higher price to the buyers whose demand is elastic. 
B) a higher price to the buyers whose demand is inelastic. 
C) a higher price to the buyers whose demand is unit-elastic. 
D) the same price, actually, because price-discrimination will result in lower revenues.

Question 12

A firm produces and sells two goods, A and B. Good A is known to have many close substitutes; Good B makes up a significant portion of most families' budgets. A price increase for each good would most likely cause total revenues from Good A to

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A) increase and total revenues from Good B to decrease 
B) increase and total revenues from Good B to increase. 
C) decrease and total revenues from Good B to increase. 
D) decrease and total revenues from Good B to decrease. 
A) increase and total revenues from Good B to decrease 
B) increase and total revenues from Good B to increase. 
C) decrease and total revenues from Good B to increase. 
D) decrease and total revenues from Good B to decrease.

Question 13

A perfectly inelastic demand curve

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A) has a price elasticity coefficient greater than unity. 
B) has a price elasticity coefficient of unity throughout. 
C) graphs as a line parallel to the vertical axis. 
D) graphs as a line parallel to the horizontal axis. 
A) has a price elasticity coefficient greater than unity. 
B) has a price elasticity coefficient of unity throughout. 
C) graphs as a line parallel to the vertical axis. 
D) graphs as a line parallel to the horizontal axis.

Question 14

Suppose the income elasticity of demand for toys is −0.5. This means that

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A) a 12 percent increase in income will decrease the purchase of toys by 6 percent. 
B) a 12 percent increase in income will decrease the purchase of toys by 24 percent. 
C) a 12 percent increase in income will increase the purchase of toys by 6 percent. 
D) toys are a normal good. 
A) a 12 percent increase in income will decrease the purchase of toys by 6 percent. 
B) a 12 percent increase in income will decrease the purchase of toys by 24 percent. 
C) a 12 percent increase in income will increase the purchase of toys by 6 percent. 
D) toys are a normal good.

Question 15

Microsoft charges a substantially lower price for a software upgrade than for the initial purchase of the software. This implies that Microsoft views the demand curve for the software upgrade to be

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A) more elastic than the demand for the original software. 
B) upsloping rather than downsloping. 
C) less elastic than the demand for the original software. 
D) of less value than the original software. 
A) more elastic than the demand for the original software. 
B) upsloping rather than downsloping. 
C) less elastic than the demand for the original software. 
D) of less value than the original software.

Question 16

A product that is successfully advertised and has loyal buyers would have a low price-elasticity coefficient.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Most demand curves are relatively elastic in the upper-left portion because the original price

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A) and quantity from which the percentage changes in price and quantity are calculated are both large. 
B) and quantity from which the percentage changes in price and quantity are calculated are both small. 
C) from which the percentage price change is calculated is small and the original quantity from which the percentage change in quantity is calculated is large. 
D) 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. 
A) and quantity from which the percentage changes in price and quantity are calculated are both large. 
B) and quantity from which the percentage changes in price and quantity are calculated are both small. 
C) from which the percentage price change is calculated is small and the original quantity from which the percentage change in quantity is calculated is large. 
D) 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.

Question 18

Refer to the information and assume the stadium capacity is 5,000. If the Mudhens' management charges $7 per ticket,

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A) some fans who want to see the game will find that tickets are not available. 
B) there will be 2,000 empty seats. 
C) there will be 1,000 empty seats. 
D) the game will be sold out. 
A) some fans who want to see the game will find that tickets are not available. 
B) there will be 2,000 empty seats. 
C) there will be 1,000 empty seats. 
D) the game will be sold out.

Question 19

Refer to the diagrams. The case of an inferior good is represented by figure

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A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) D. 
A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) D.

Question 20

Refer to the diagram and assume that price decreases from $10 to $2. The coefficient of the price elasticity of supply (midpoint formula)relating to this price change is about

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A) 4, and supply is elastic. 
B) 1, and supply is unit elastic. 
C) 0.5, and supply is inelastic. 
D) 0.25, and supply is inelastic. 
A) 4, and supply is elastic. 
B) 1, and supply is unit elastic. 
C) 0.5, and supply is inelastic. 
D) 0.25, and supply is inelastic.

Exam 6: Elasticity

If a firm finds that it can sell $13,000 worth of a product when its price is $5 per unit and $11,000 worth of it when its price is $6, then

Which types of goods are most adversely affected by recessions?

If the price elasticity of demand for orange juice is 0.8, then a reduction in the price of orange juice will cause buyers to buy

A supply curve that is a vertical straight line indicates that

Explain how the price elasticity of supply is related to the prices of antiques.

The total revenue received by sellers of a good is the same amount as the

Compared to coffee, we would expect the cross elasticity of demand for

A normal good would have a positive price-elasticity of demand.

Refer to the above graphs. Which graph depicts a situation where sellers are increasing their output because their product is becoming more popular among buyers?

How do you interpret the coefficient of the price elasticity of demand? Explain when Ed is 1.5, 0.7, and 1.0.

If sellers could price-discriminate and charge two different prices to two different groups of buyers in order to increase revenues, then the sellers would charge

A firm produces and sells two goods, A and B. Good A is known to have many close substitutes; Good B makes up a significant portion of most families' budgets. A price increase for each good would most likely cause total revenues from Good A to

A perfectly inelastic demand curve

Suppose the income elasticity of demand for toys is −0.5. This means that

Microsoft charges a substantially lower price for a software upgrade than for the initial purchase of the software. This implies that Microsoft views the demand curve for the software upgrade to be

A product that is successfully advertised and has loyal buyers would have a low price-elasticity coefficient.

Most demand curves are relatively elastic in the upper-left portion because the original price

Refer to the information and assume the stadium capacity is 5,000. If the Mudhens' management charges $7 per ticket,

Refer to the diagrams. The case of an inferior good is represented by figure

Refer to the diagram and assume that price decreases from $10 to $2. The coefficient of the price elasticity of supply (midpoint formula)relating to this price change is about

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