When does a decrease in supply raise the price more: When demand is elastic or when demand is inelastic? When OPEC decreases the supply of oil, the price of gasoline skyrockets. Hence is the demand for gasoline elastic or inelastic?
What will be an ideal response?
A decrease in supply raises the price more when demand is inelastic. The skyrocketing price of gasoline indicates that the demand for gasoline is inelastic.
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Suppose the nation of Alphonia was charged with dumping electric lawnmowers in the nation of Omegalon. The charge of dumping electric lawnmowers in the Omegalon market means that Alphonia was accused of
A) selling faulty electric lawnmowers in Omegalon. B) discarding electric lawnmowers which would not sell in their home country. C) selling electric lawnmowers below cost or below domestic prices. D) selling counterfeit-branded electric lawnmowers in Omegalon.
If we assume that velocity is constant, and if the money supply increases by 6 percent, we would expect, ceteris paribus, that the price level would
A) increase by 3 percent. B) increase by 6 percent. C) decrease by 3 percent. D) decrease by 6 percent.
If the game is repeated indefinitely, and the vendors adopt a trigger strategy such that they would start charging the low price only if the other vendor charged a low price last time, what would be the Nash equilibrium?
a. Both the vendors price high b. Both the vendors price low c. Vendor A prices high, vendor B prices low d. Vendor B prices high, vendor A prices low
Which of the following examples does not illustrate the principle represented by the adage, "There is no such thing as a free lunch"?
a. Melissa needs to pay her rent and her electric bill. b. Kevin must choose between buying a new flat screen television and buying his textbooks for this semester. c. Robert must decide between studying for his psychology exam and working at his part-time job. d. Lisa can spend her money on a new smart phone or on a weekend trip.