The percentage change in the quantity supplied of a good or service when its price changes by one percent is:
A. price elasticity of supply.
B. price elasticity of demand.
C. cross-price elasticity.
D. income elasticity of supply.
A. price elasticity of supply.
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Among the factors that have a negative impact on savings in the United States is the
A) tax system. B) fact that colleges give less in financial aid to students whose families have savings. C) structure of our welfare programs. D) all of the above.
Refer to Figure 2-2. If Mendonca chooses to produce 120 pounds of meat, how much vegetables can it produce to maximize production?
A) 0 pounds of vegetables B) 60 pounds of vegetables C) 100 pounds of vegetables D) 160 pounds of vegetables
Private property rights involve
a. the right to exclusive use of the property. b. legal protection against those who would seek to use or abuse the property without the owner's permission. c. the right to transfer, sell, exchange, or mortgage the property. d. all of the above.
If there is a 5 percent increase in the CPI, then there will most likely be
A) a more than 5 percent rise in the cost of living because of the introduction of new goods. B) a 5 percent rise in the cost of living. C) a less than 5 percent rise in the cost of living because of consumers substituting away from goods whose relative prices rise towards other goods. D) a more than 5 percent rise in the cost of living because of consumers substituting away from goods whose relative prices rise towards other goods. E) a less than 5 percent rise in the cost of living because of falling quality of goods over time.