Refer to the diagram and assume that price decreases from $10 to $2. The coefficient of the price elasticity of supply (midpoint formula) relating to this price change is about
What will be an ideal response?
.25, and supply is inelastic.
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George makes $250 a week working as a student aid. When he cashes his check he takes $100 to the cashiers office to pay part of his tuition. $25 goes to paying off his books, $75 goes for entertainment and $50 he keeps for unexpected expenditures
Which of the following statements is TRUE? A) The transactions demand for money is $125, the precautionary demand is $75 and the asset demand is $50. B) The transactions demand for money is $0, the precautionary demand is $250 and the asset demand is $0. C) The transactions demand for money is $200, the precautionary demand is $50 and the asset demand is $0. D) The transactions demand for money is $250, the precautionary demand is $0 and the asset demand is $0.
Trisha believes the production of a dress requires 4 labor hours and 2 machine hours to produce. If Trisha decides to operate in the short run, she must spend $500 to lease her business space
Also, a labor hour costs $15 and a machine hour costs $35. What is Trisha's cost of production as a function of dresses produced?
While Keynesians and supply-siders agree that stabilization policy can affect levels of unemployment and inflation, they disagree over
a. how much taxes should be cut b. how much government spending should be increased c. how monetary policy should be used d. how consumers spend their tax reductions e. whether aggregate demand or aggregate supply is the critical variable
A weak dollar would pose a potential problem for Germany and Japan, because it:
A. would make German and Japanese goods more expensive to Americans. B. would make German and Japanese goods less expensive to Americans. C. would make goods imported by Germany and Japan more expensive. D. would worsen inflation for Japan and Germany.