Exam 4: Elasticity

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Below is a graphical representation of the wheat market in the distant land of Nod. Below is a graphical representation of the wheat market in the distant land of Nod.    -Refer to the graph above to answer this question.What is the price elasticity of demand between the original equilibrium and the new equilibrium after the increase in supply of 30 million bushels? -Refer to the graph above to answer this question.What is the price elasticity of demand between the original equilibrium and the new equilibrium after the increase in supply of 30 million bushels?

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  -Refer to the information above to answer this question.What is the elasticity of demand in the $14 to $16 range? -Refer to the information above to answer this question.What is the elasticity of demand in the $14 to $16 range?

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Suppose the demand curve is perfectly inelastic.How much of a $1 per unit tax is paid by the consumer?

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If demand is elastic and price rises,then total revenue will rise.

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If demand is inelastic and price falls,then total revenue will rise.

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What is true about the price elasticity of demand for products such as sugar,salt and household electricity?

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Below are some data on price,income and demand for five different time periods. Below are some data on price,income and demand for five different time periods.    -Refer to the information above to answer this question.What is the cross price elasticity of demand of product X for Y between years 2 and 3? -Refer to the information above to answer this question.What is the cross price elasticity of demand of product X for Y between years 2 and 3?

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The Dean of Arts recently announced a 20% increase in tuition and explained that the increase was needed to raise the university's revenue.Which of the following might the Dean be assuming about the elasticity of demand for education at her school?

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How is a firm's total revenue calculated?

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What is the term for the total amount of income a firm receives from its sales?

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  -A manufacturer of ginseng tea found that when it lowered the price of a can of its product from $8 to $7,total revenue declined and when it raised the price from $8 to $9 and total sales revenue again declined.Given this information,which of the following statements is correct? -A manufacturer of ginseng tea found that when it lowered the price of a can of its product from $8 to $7,total revenue declined and when it raised the price from $8 to $9 and total sales revenue again declined.Given this information,which of the following statements is correct?

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Which of the following statements is most likely true about the price elasticity of demand for beer?

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The price elasticity of demand coefficient is,technically,always negative,but for convenience economists ignore the minus sign.

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The graph below shows the supply and demand for tickets to a Raptors basketball game. The graph below shows the supply and demand for tickets to a Raptors basketball game.    -Refer to the graph above to answer this question.Which of the following statements is correct regarding the change in the demand curve from D<sub>1</sub> to D<sub>2</sub>? -Refer to the graph above to answer this question.Which of the following statements is correct regarding the change in the demand curve from D1 to D2?

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What is the relationship between goods A and B if an increase in the price of A leads to an increase in the quantity demanded of B?

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