Elasticity of demand is closely related to the slope of the demand curve. The more responsive buyers are to a change in price, the
a. steeper the demand curve will be.
b. flatter the demand curve will be.
c. further to the right the demand curve will sit.
d. closer to the vertical axis the demand curve will sit.
b
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Sd = $5 billion + ($100 billion) rw, Id = $10 billion - ($50 billion) rw, Y = $50 billion, G = $3 billion, rw = .06. (a) Calculate the current account balance. (b) Calculate net exports. (c) Calculate desired consumption. (d) Calculate absorption.
If country X has a higher capital per person than country Y, then ________
A) country X is richer than country Y B) the only way for country X to be richer than country Y is if X is just as productive (has the same TFP) as Y C) the only way for country Y to be richer than country X is if Y is more productive (has a higher TFP) than X D) the only way for country X to be richer than country Y is if X is less productive (has a lower TFP) than Y E) none of the above
A bond has a current market value of $800. The holder of the bond will receive a single payment of $1,000 one year from now. The interest rate is 10 percent. The effective yield on the bond is:
A) $200. B) 10 percent. C) 25 percent. D) negative. E) The yield cannot be determined with the information provided.
If the price of cereal increases by 10 percent and the amount of milk demanded decreases by 2 percent, then the cross-price elasticity of these goods is:
A. 5. B. 5. C. 0.2. D. 0.2