Given that the own-price elasticity of demand for a brand of shoes is -2, the demand for this brand of shoes is
a. unitary elastic
b. indeterminate.
c. elastic
d. inelastic.
c
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A. It is up to society to make decisions and they can choose whatever rules they want. B. Rule of law takes away incentives for the business. C. Known and predictable laws make governing a business less risky. D. It guarantees business owners profit which improves the country's standard of living.
The high-school dropout rate usually declines in an economic recession because
A) a decline in job opportunities lowers the opportunity cost of remaining in high school. B) high schools begin to offer more practical and relevant courses. C) laws are passed to prevent teenagers from entering the labor market. D) recessions increase the demand for education. E) tuition and book prices usually fall in a recession.
The above figure shows the market for gasoline. When a hurricane destroys a major refinery that refines oil into gasoline, the
A) demand curve for gasoline shifts from D1 to D2 and the supply curve of gasoline does not shift. B) demand curve for gasoline shifts from D1 to D2 and the supply curve of gasoline shifts from S2 to S1. C) demand curve for gasoline does not shift, and the supply curve of gasoline shifts from S2 to S1. D) demand curve for gasoline does not shift, and the supply curve of gasoline shifts from S1 to S2.
If a firm experiences economies of scale as it expands production, then:
a. it is not subject to diminishing returns. b. its marginal cost curve will be downward sloping in that range. c. its marginal product curve will be downward sloping in that range. d. its long-run average total cost curve will be downward sloping in that range.