Exam 4: Elasticity

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The cross elasticity of demand for good A with respect to the price of good B is -1.5. A 10 percent rise in the price of good B will lead to

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The elasticity of supply for airplane travel one day in advance of the departure date is most likely to be

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The concept used by economists to indicate the responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a good to a change in its price is the

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A vertical supply curve

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If the cross elasticity of demand between goods A and B is negative, then

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The elasticity of supply is a units-free measure of the responsiveness of the

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If the cross elasticity of demand between beef and bison is 1.5, then a 3 percent increase in the price of beef will lead to

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The price elasticity of demand for airplane travel one year in advance of the departure date is most likely to be

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The cross elasticity of demand between any two goods is defined as the

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If the demand for good Z is perfectly inelastic, then the demand curve for good Z is

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The demand for a good is price elastic if

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Use the figure below to answer the following questions. Use the figure below to answer the following questions.     Figure 4.1.2 -Figure 4.1.2 illustrates a linear demand curve. If the price falls from $4 to $2, Figure 4.1.2 -Figure 4.1.2 illustrates a linear demand curve. If the price falls from $4 to $2,

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When the price of a good increased by 5 percent, the quantity demanded of it decreased 10 percent. The price elasticity of demand is ________. A price rise will ________ total revenue.

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Luxury goods tend to have income elasticities of demand that are

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The longer the time that has elapsed since a price change the more time consumers will have to respond to price changes. As a result, demand becomes

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When Erika's income increases by 6 percent, her demand for tickets to professional hockey games increases by 3 percent. Erika's demand for tickets is income ________. For Erika, hockey tickets are ________ good.

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The demand for a good will be more price inelastic,

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If a rise in the price of good A from $9 to $11 results in an increase from 9,500 to 10,500 units supplied, then

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Supply is elastic if

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The demand for good A is unit elastic if

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