The elasticity of demand is used to
A) determine if consumers will or will not buy a product.
B) measure how responsive consumers are to a change in price.
C) determine in what direction the demand curve shifts if income changes.
D) find the market equilibrium.
E) determine if a change in price results in a shortage or a surplus.
B
You might also like to view...
It is possible that a voucher program could erode the public nature of public schools, effectively turning all schools into private schools
a. True b. False
In 2007, the value of the American dollar rose relative to the euro
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Marissa owns a small cottage by the lake. Big Boy’s Sawmill is next door, and it dumps sawdust into a sinkhole it owns. Unfortunately for Marissa, the sinkhole opens into a brook on her land, which gets clogged by the sawdust. It costs Marissa $3,000 per year to clean up the sawdust. Big Boy’s can dispose of the sawdust by having it hauled away for $2,000 per year. Marissa offers to pay Big Boy’s $2,500 per year to have the sawdust hauled away. In this example of the Coase theorem, what is the annual pecuniary cost to society of negative externality before any transaction occurs between Marissa and Big Boy’s?
a. $2,000 b. $2,500 c. $3,000 d. $5,000
John provides cheese (H) and milk (M) to the market with the following total cost function C(H, M) = 8 + 0.5H2 + 0.1M2. The prices of cheese and milk in the market are $3 and $4 respectively. Assume that the cheese and milk markets are perfectly competitive. What output of milk maximizes profits?
A. 10 B. 40 C. 30 D. 20