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Microeconomics 19th Edition by Campbell McConnell,Stanley Brue,Sean Flynn

Edition 19ISBN: 978-0070998544
book Microeconomics 19th Edition by Campbell McConnell,Stanley Brue,Sean Flynn cover

Microeconomics 19th Edition by Campbell McConnell,Stanley Brue,Sean Flynn

Edition 19ISBN: 978-0070998544
Exercise 2
Suppose that both wheat and corn have an income elasticity of.1.
a. If the average income in the economy increases by 2 percent each year, by what percentage does the quantity demanded of wheat increase each year, holding all other factors constant? Holding all other factors constant, if 10 billion bushels are demanded this year, by how many bushels will the quantity demanded increase next year if incomes rise by 2 percent?
b. Given that average personal income doubles in the United States about every 30 years, by about what percentage does the quantity demanded of corn increase every 30 years, holding all other factors constant?
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