An auto rental company lowers the price of its rentals to increase its market share. The price cut increases quantity demanded, but total revenue decreases. This result suggests that over this price range, the demand for the auto rentals is:
A. Elastic
B. Inelastic
C. Unit elastic
D. Perfectly elastic
B. Inelastic
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Which of the following is most likely to cause a leftward shift in the demand curve for the Chinese yuan in exchange of the U.S. dollar?
A) An increase in the demand for U.S. products in China B) A decrease in the demand for Chinese products in the U.S. C) A decrease in the demand for U.S. products in China D) An increase in the demand for Chinese products in the U.S.
A firm maximizes its profit by producing the amount of output such that
A) marginal revenue equals marginal cost. B) marginal revenue exceeds marginal cost by some amount. C) marginal revenue is maximized. D) marginal cost is minimized. E) marginal revenue exceeds marginal cost by the maximum amount possible.
Refer to the following graph. When the price falls from $10 to $8, demand
a. is most elastic if the demand curve is D2.
b. is most elastic if the demand curve is D.
c. is most elastic if the demand curve is D1.
d. is most inelastic if the demand curve is D.
The composition of demand and supply is relatively unimportant to the study of inflation and unemployment rates.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)