The demand curve in the figure above illustrates a product whose demand has a price elasticity of demand equal to
A) zero at all prices.
B) infinity.
C) one at all prices.
D) a different amount at different prices.
B
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Calculate the change in the price level for each of the following events, taken one at a time, with other variables unchanged.
(a) Money supply increases 10%. (b) Money demand increases 5% (c) Money supply decreases 5% while money demand increases 5%. (d) Money supply increases 15% while money demand increases 5%.
According to proponents of behavioral economics, because every possible choice cannot be considered, an individual will tend to fall back on methods of making decisions that are simpler than trying to sort through every single possibility, known as
A) rules of thumb. B) rational options. C) irrational choices. D) normative decisions.
Which of the following statements is true concerning the trend in hospital care between in-patient and out-patient services since the mid-1980s?
a. Both have been declining. b. Out-patient services have been static while in-patient services have been declining. c. Out-patient services have increased substantially because admissions are down. d. Both have been growing. e. There has been no noticeable trend in either in-patient or outpatient services.
Which of the following is true?
A. The Japanese rebuilt their economy after World War II by selling its goods to their own rapidly growing population. B. Slow U.S. population growth in the 19th century forced American farmers and manufacturers to seek foreign markets to propel its rapid economic growth. C. The Japanese rebuilt their economy after World War II by targeting the large U.S. market, while their own market remained largely closed to U.S. manufactured goods. D. America's rapid population growth in the 19th century slowed its economic growth rate.