Refer to the information provided in Figure 5.5 below to answer the question that follows. Figure 5.5Refer to Figure 5.5. As the price of good W decreased, the demand for good Y shifted from D1 to D2. The cross-price elasticity of demand between W and Y is

A. zero.
B. positive.
C. negative.
D. indeterminate from this information.


Answer: C

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Refer to the following graph. When the price falls from $10 to $8, demand



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b. is most elastic if the demand curve is D.
c. is most elastic if the demand curve is D1.
d. is most inelastic if the demand curve is D.

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Which of the following is NOT included in the measure of M1?

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A. $317,000 B. $213,000 C. $109,000 D. $203,000

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