If a 10% decrease in price for a good results in a 20% increase in quantity demanded, the price elasticity of demand is

a. 0.50.
b. 1.
c. 1.5.
d. 2.


d

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A. $117,200 B. $116,200 C. $132,200 D. $16,525

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Which of the following increases as a result of an increase in real GDP?

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If cross elasticity between two goods is zero, then the goods are

a. perfect substitutes b. perfect complements c. good but not perfect substitutes d. not considered to be substitutes e. good but not perfect complements

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In an oligopolistic market there is likely to be:

A. neither allocative nor productive efficiency. B. homogeneous but not differentiated products. C. little consideration of the actions of rival firms. D. price-taking behavior on the part of firms.

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