Joe receives a 20 percent increase in his income from his part time job and as a consequence decreases his consumption of Ramen noodles by 10 percent. Hence to Joe, Ramen noodles are
A) a normal good with a price elasticity of demand of 0.5.
B) a substitute good with a cross elasticity of 0.5.
C) a good with a price elasticity of supply of -0.5.
D) an inferior good with an income elasticity of -0.5.
E) an inferior good with an income elasticity of -2.0.
D
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When government expenditures are greater than tax revenues
A) there will be budget surplus. B) the public debt will be reduced. C) there will be budget deficit. D) automatic stabilizers do not kick in.
Suppose the lack of agricultural land is a key reason for the slow economic growth of Lithasia. This argument claims that:
A) geography is the fundamental cause of slow economic growth in Lithasia. B) stock of physical capital is a fundamental cause of slow economic growth in Lithasia. C) stock of human capital is a proximate cause for slow economic growth in Lithasia. D) geography is a proximate cause of slow economic growth in Lithasia.
Which of the following statements is true?
A) In a competitive market, the invisible hand encourages the movement of resources from more productive uses to less productive uses. B) In a competitive market, firms in the long run tend to earn positive economic profits. C) Competitive equilibrium provides incentives for entrepreneurs to shift their resources from unprofitable industries to profitable ones. D) At the competitive equilibrium, production occurs at the point of maximum average total cost.
Suppose that in some tax year you earned a nominal interest rate of 6 percent. During the time you held these funds inflation was 1 percent. You compute that you made a real after-tax interest rate of 3 percent. What was your tax rate?
a. 40 percent. b. 33.3 percent. c. 25 percent. d. 50 percent.