A) price per unit times quantity sold. B) price per unit times quantity supplied. C) price per unit times change in quantity sold. D) change in price per unit times quantity sold. A) price per unit times quantity sold. B) price per unit times quantity supplied. C) price per unit times change in quantity sold. D) change in price per unit times quantity sold.

Exam 6: Elasticity: the Responsiveness of Demand and Supply

Suppose the demand curve for a product is represented by a typical downward-sloping curve.Now suppose the demand for this product increases.Which of the following statements accurately predicts the resulting increase in price?

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Seth is a competitive body builder.He says he has to have his 12-oz package of protein powder to "feed his muscles" every day.On the basis of this information, what can you conclude about his price elasticity of demand for protein powder?

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Question 222

Jenna runs a small boutique in Capitola.She tells one of her suppliers that she is willing to pay $6 for a pair of wool hand warmers and not a dime more.On the basis of this information, what can you conclude about her price elasticity of demand for wool hand warmers?

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Question 223

Along a downward-sloping, linear demand curve, total revenue is the greatest

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Question 224

Total revenue equals

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Question 225

Figure 6-4 -Refer to Figure 6-4.Which of the following statements about price elasticity of demand is true?

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Question 226

If, for a given percentage decrease in price, quantity supplied decreases by a proportionately smaller percentage, then supply is

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Question 227

Which of the following pairs of goods is likely to have a negative cross-price elasticity of demand?

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Question 228

Suppose the current price of copper is $3 per pound and the quantity supplied is 200 pounds per day.If the price of copper falls to $2.50 per pound, the quantity supplied drops to 180 pounds per day.Use the midpoint formula to calculate the price elasticity of supply for copper.

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Question 229

Consider the following types of demand curves: A.a vertical demand curve B.a horizontal demand curve C.a linear downward-sloping demand curve Which of the demand curves listed exhibits a price elasticity of demand coefficient that remains constant along the demand curve?

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Question 230

Studies show that the income elasticity of demand for wine is 5.03 and the income elasticity of demand for spirits is 1.21.This indicates that

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Question 231

Figure 6-10 -Refer to Figure 6-10.A perfectly inelastic supply curve is shown in

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Question 232

If at a price of $10, a vendor sells 5 units of a product and at a price of $8, 6 units are sold, then, using the midpoint formula, the demand for this good is inelastic.

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Question 233

Which of the following products comes closest to having a perfectly inelastic demand?

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Question 234

Figure 6-3 -Refer to Figure 6-3.Using the midpoint formula, calculate the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand between e and f.

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Question 235

Shifts in the supply of oil have caused large changes in price since the 1970s because

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Question 236

Suppose the price elasticity of demand for methamphetamine is -0.35.If decriminalization caused the price of methamphetamine to fall by 75 percent, what will be the percentage increase in the quantity of methamphetamine demanded? If the price elasticity is -3.5, what will be the percentage increase in quantity demanded?

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Question 237

The demand for gasoline is perfectly inelastic because most people need gasoline to drive their cars.

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Question 238

The price elasticity of supply is equal to

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Question 239

Suppose when Nablom's Bakery raised the price of its breads by 10 percent, the quantity demanded fell by 15 percent.What was the effect on sales revenue?

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Suppose the demand curve for a product is represented by a typical downward-sloping curve.Now suppose the demand for this product increases.Which of the following statements accurately predicts the resulting increase in price?

Seth is a competitive body builder.He says he has to have his 12-oz package of protein powder to "feed his muscles" every day.On the basis of this information, what can you conclude about his price elasticity of demand for protein powder?

Jenna runs a small boutique in Capitola.She tells one of her suppliers that she is willing to pay $6 for a pair of wool hand warmers and not a dime more.On the basis of this information, what can you conclude about her price elasticity of demand for wool hand warmers?

Along a downward-sloping, linear demand curve, total revenue is the greatest

Total revenue equals

Figure 6-4 -Refer to Figure 6-4.Which of the following statements about price elasticity of demand is true?

If, for a given percentage decrease in price, quantity supplied decreases by a proportionately smaller percentage, then supply is

Which of the following pairs of goods is likely to have a negative cross-price elasticity of demand?

Suppose the current price of copper is $3 per pound and the quantity supplied is 200 pounds per day.If the price of copper falls to $2.50 per pound, the quantity supplied drops to 180 pounds per day.Use the midpoint formula to calculate the price elasticity of supply for copper.

Consider the following types of demand curves: A.a vertical demand curve B.a horizontal demand curve C.a linear downward-sloping demand curve Which of the demand curves listed exhibits a price elasticity of demand coefficient that remains constant along the demand curve?

Studies show that the income elasticity of demand for wine is 5.03 and the income elasticity of demand for spirits is 1.21.This indicates that

Figure 6-10 -Refer to Figure 6-10.A perfectly inelastic supply curve is shown in

If at a price of $10, a vendor sells 5 units of a product and at a price of $8, 6 units are sold, then, using the midpoint formula, the demand for this good is inelastic.

Which of the following products comes closest to having a perfectly inelastic demand?

Figure 6-3 -Refer to Figure 6-3.Using the midpoint formula, calculate the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand between e and f.

Shifts in the supply of oil have caused large changes in price since the 1970s because

The demand for gasoline is perfectly inelastic because most people need gasoline to drive their cars.

The price elasticity of supply is equal to

Suppose when Nablom's Bakery raised the price of its breads by 10 percent, the quantity demanded fell by 15 percent.What was the effect on sales revenue?

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