When the price of a soft drink from the campus vending machine was? $0.60 per? can, 100 cans were sold each day. After the price increased to? $0.75 per? can, sales dropped to 85 cans per day. Over this? range, the absolute price elasticity of demand for soft drinks was approximately equal to

Two goods are perfect complements when a person only cares about consuming both of them in a specific proportion

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Congressman Smith cites the "jobs argument" when he argues in favor of restrictions on trade; he argues that everything can be produced at lower cost in other countries. The likely flaw in Congressman Smith's reasoning is that he ignores the fact that

a. there is no evidence that any worker ever lost his or her job because of free trade. b. unemployment of labor is not a serious problem relative to other economic problems. c. the gains from trade are based on comparative advantage. d. the gains from trade are based on absolute advantage.

Perfectly competitive markets are responsive to the demand of consumers.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Figure 2.4According to Figure 2.4, Point F

A. is efficient and attainable. B. cannot be produced with the current state of technology. C. represents underallocation of resources. D. represents what the people want.