Sally is an average shopper, with average income. When she is in the store she buys a few items which cost more than $20, several items which cost between $5 and $20, and many items which cost less than $1 . The price elasticity of Sally's demand for these goods most likely ____
a. increases as the price decreases
b. decreases as the price decreases
c. increases as the price increases
d. decreases as the price increases
e. remains constant over all price ranges
c
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Use the following table to answer the question below.Price per UnitQuantity Demanded per YearQuantity Supplied per Year$52,0000101,800300151,600600201,400900251,2001,200301,0001,500A surplus of 500 units will occur when the price is
A. $30 per unit. B. $15 per unit. C. $20 per unit. D. $10 per unit.
List four things that can shift the demand for an input
What will be an ideal response?
Court rulings in the 19th century
(a) tended to favor business and profit-making activities. (b) tended to protect traditional amenity rights of property, such as the right to clean air, clean water, scenery and quiet enjoyment of property. (c) tended to favor small business activities over big business corporate activities. (d) tended to promote worker safety and ensure that employers were fully liable for worker injuries, should they occur.
At the output level defining allocative efficiency:
A. the areas of consumer and producer surplus necessarily are equal. B. marginal benefit exceeds marginal cost by the greatest amount. C. consumer surplus exceeds producer surplus by the greatest amount. D. the maximum willingness to pay for the last unit of output equals the minimum acceptable price of that unit of output.