When demand is unit elastic, a 7 percent change in the price of the good
A) will cause a change in quantity demanded of less than 7 percent.
B) will cause a change in quantity demanded equal to 7 percent.
C) will cause a change in quantity demanded greater than 7 percent.
D) will not cause any change in quantity demanded.
Answer: B
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A 10 percent increase in income has caused a 5 percent decrease in the quantity demanded. The income elasticity is
A) 0.5. B) -0.5. C) 2.0. D) -2.0.
When Social Security checks were first issued the nominal amount:
A. stayed the same for the life of the payments. B. regularly increased by 5 % every 3 months. C. regularly increased by 10 % every 3 years. D. stayed 3% above the poverty level for all recipients.
Economists refer to consumers' desire for goods now rather than in the future as
a. a positive rate of time preference. b. the rational expectations hypothesis. c. roundabout methods of production. d. the inflationary premium.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a centrally planned economy?
A. Consumers vote with their dollars thus guiding resources to produce what the society wants. B. Government sets the prices. C. The government decides how much of each good should be produced. D. All of these statements are characteristics of centrally planned economy.