The demand for a good with many substitutes is:
a. relatively elastic

b. relatively inelastic.
c. perfectly inelastic.
d. unit elastic.


a

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Suppose that recycling rubber for sneakers creates an external benefit of $2.00 per ton of rubber. There are no external costs. The efficient amount of rubber will be recycled when the government creates a

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Quinn's income to spend each month on two normal goods, bowling or eating out, is $100. It costs $10 to bowl for the night, and it costs $20 for Quinn to eat at a restaurant. Quinn currently consumes four nights of bowling and three meals at a restaurant. If the price of bowling increased to $15, the income effect would predict:

A. Quinn would consume more of each good. B. Quinn would consume less of each good. C. Quinn would consume more bowling and less meals out. D. Quinn would consume less bowling and more meals out.

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