When the price of headphones decreases by 12 percent, the quantity that sellers are willing and able to sell decreases 16 percent. This example shows price elasticity of ______.

a. deflation
b. revenue
c. supply
d. demand


c. supply

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Direct controls are considered inefficient because all firms are forced to pay the same costs

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. has been applied since the time of the Civil War. B. was applied from 1911 to 1945. C. has been applied since 1945. D. has been applied since 1970.

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Suppose demand is given by Qxd = 50 ? 4Px + 6Py + Ax, where Px = $4, Py = $2, and Ax = $50. What is the quantity demanded of good x?

A. 46 B. 96 C. 72 D. 50

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