As income levels rose moderately last year in the San Jose area, it was observed by local realtors that housing sales increased substantially. It is clear from this information that, everything else held constant, the income elasticity of demand for houses is _____
a. negative and relatively low
b. negative and relatively high
c. positive and relatively low
d. positive and relatively high
e. neither positive nor negative
d
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Refer to the scenario above. Suppose besides consuming all the potatoes grown on his farm, Edwin buys 5 pounds of potatoes at $0.80 per pound. What is likely to happen in this case?
A) GDP will increase by $4. B) GDP will remain unchanged. C) GDP will decrease by $0.80. D) Trade surplus will increase by $4.
A consumer's budget constraint is drawn with the quantity of pizza measured along the horizontal axis and the price of Pepsi measured along the vertical axis. If the market is offering the consumer the trade-off of 3 pints of Pepsi for 1 pizza, then what is the slope of the consumer's budget constraint?
Suppose that there are two industries, A and B. There are five firms in industry A with sales at $5 million, $2 million, $1 million, $1 million, and $1 million, respectively. There are four firms in industry B with equal sales of $2.5 million for each firm. The four-firm concentration ratio for industry B is:
A. 0.8. B. 0.7. C. 0.9. D. 1.0.
The statement, "John buys more of good X as his income increases, Ceteris paribus," means:
A. John's income is being held constant. B. John's purchases of good X are being held constant. C. John's income and purchases of this good are being held constant. D. the price of this good is being allowed to change.