Exam 5: Elasticity and Its Application

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Last year,Joan bought 50 pounds of hamburger when her household's income was $40,000.This year,her household income was only $30,000 and Joan bought 60 pounds of hamburger.All else constant,Joan's income elasticity of demand for hamburger is

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Question 501

Figure 5-9 -Refer to Figure 5-9.Suppose this demand curve is a straight,downward-sloping line all the way from the horizontal intercept to the vertical intercept.We choose two prices,P₁ and P₂,and the corresponding quantities demanded,Q₁ and Q₂,for the purpose of calculating the price elasticity of demand.Also suppose P₂ > P₁.In which of the following cases could we possibly find that (i)demand is elastic and (ii)an increase in price from P₁ to P₂ causes an increase in total revenue?

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Question 502

If the quantity supplied responds only slightly to changes in price,then

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Question 503

Scenario 5-3 Milk has an inelastic demand, and beef has an elastic demand. Suppose that a mysterious increase in bovine infertility decreases both the population of dairy cows and the population of beef cattle by 50 percent. -Refer to Scenario 5-3.Total consumer spending on milk will

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Question 504

Your younger sister needs $50 to buy a new bike.She has opened a lemonade stand to make the money she needs.Your mother is paying for all of the ingredients.She currently is charging 25 cents per cup,but she wants to adjust her price to earn the $50 faster.If you know that the demand for lemonade is elastic,what is your advice to her?

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Question 505

An increase in price causes an increase in total revenue when demand is

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Question 506

A manufacturer produces 400 units when the market price of $10 per unit and produces 600 units when the market price is $12 per unit.Using the midpoint method,for this range of prices,the price elasticity of supply is about

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Question 507

Using the midpoint method,the price elasticity of demand for a good is computed to be approximately 0.75.Which of the following events is consistent with a 10 percent decrease in the quantity of the good demanded?

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Question 508

Figure 5-4 -Refer to Figure 5-4.Assume the section of the demand curve from A to B corresponds to prices between $8 and $16.Then,when the price changes between $9 and $10,

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Question 509

If a 20% increase in price for a good results in a 15% decrease in quantity demanded,the price elasticity of demand is

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Last year,Joan bought 50 pounds of hamburger when her household's income was $40,000.This year,her household income was only $30,000 and Joan bought 60 pounds of hamburger.All else constant,Joan's income elasticity of demand for hamburger is

If the quantity supplied responds only slightly to changes in price,then

Scenario 5-3 Milk has an inelastic demand, and beef has an elastic demand. Suppose that a mysterious increase in bovine infertility decreases both the population of dairy cows and the population of beef cattle by 50 percent. -Refer to Scenario 5-3.Total consumer spending on milk will

An increase in price causes an increase in total revenue when demand is

A manufacturer produces 400 units when the market price of $10 per unit and produces 600 units when the market price is $12 per unit.Using the midpoint method,for this range of prices,the price elasticity of supply is about

Using the midpoint method,the price elasticity of demand for a good is computed to be approximately 0.75.Which of the following events is consistent with a 10 percent decrease in the quantity of the good demanded?

Figure 5-4 -Refer to Figure 5-4.Assume the section of the demand curve from A to B corresponds to prices between $8 and $16.Then,when the price changes between $9 and $10,

If a 20% increase in price for a good results in a 15% decrease in quantity demanded,the price elasticity of demand is

Ten Principles of Economics.

Thinking Like an Economist.

Interdependence and the Gains from Trade.

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand.

Supply, Demand, And Government Policies.

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets.

Application: The Costs of Taxation.

Application: International Trade.

Externalities.

Public Goods and Common Resources.

The Design of the Tax System.

The Costs of Production.

Firms in Competitive Markets.

Monopoly.

Monopolistic Competition.

Oligopoly.

The Market For the Factors of Production.

Earnings and Discrimination.

Income Inequality and Poverty.

The Theory of Consumer Choice.

Frontiers in Microeconomics.

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