If advertising decreases the elasticity of demand for specific brand names of hard liquor, we would expect firms to be able to charge a larger markup over marginal cost

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


True

Economics

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The average sale price of a home in the United States increased from $207,000 to $297,000 from 2000 to 2005. All else equal, we would expect that during the same time the quantity of new homes supplied

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Economics