Suppose when the price of mascara is $12, the quantity demanded is 450, and when the price is $8, the quantity demanded is 550. Using the mid-point method, the price elasticity of demand is:
A. -55
B. -2.0
C. -0.5
D. -180
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
If a monopolist produces to a point at which marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost then
A) profits are being maximized. B) profits will always be negative. C) the incremental cost of producing the last unit exceeds the incremental revenue. D) the incremental cost of producing the last unit is less than the incremental revenue.
When the world price of the traded good is lower than the domestic no-trade equilibrium price, free trade causes domestic production to fall and domestic consumption to rise
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If a large percentage increase in the price of a good results in a small percentage reduction in the quantity demanded of the good, demand is said to be
a. of unitary elasticity. b. relatively inelastic. c. relatively elastic. d. perfectly elastic.
When there is an expansionary gap, inflation will ________, in response to which the Federal Reserve will ________ real interest rates, and output will ________.
A. decline; lower; expand B. increase; raise; decline C. decline; lower; decline D. decline; raise; decline