If the short run elasticity of demand for widgets is 1.1 and the long run elasticity of demand for widgets is 3.6, a decrease in price will ____ total revenue in the short run and ____ total revenue in the long run.
a. Increase; increase
b. Increase; decrease.
c. Decrease; increase.
d. Decrease; decrease.
a
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Some observers opposing free trade argue that when we buy shoes from Brazil, U.S. workers lose their jobs. The fact of the matter is that
A) no U.S. worker has actually lost a job because of free trade. B) most jobs lost because of free trade pay less than the poverty level. C) free trade creates jobs in export industries. D) the jobs lost are really in Brazil.
Refer to Figure 10.7. A movement from point D to point C could be caused by
A) a positive demand shock. B) an increase in the term premium investors expect in the future. C) an increase in the term structure effect. D) an increase in the expected rate of inflation.
Which of the following market structures is characterized by a single firm and huge barriers to entry?
a. Monopolistic competition b. Oligopoly c. Monopoly d. Monopsony e. Perfect competition
The expenditure method of measuring GDP is calculated by adding up: a. the final goods and services produced domestically during a given period
b. C + I + G + (X M). c. domestic production of final goods and services for consumers, firms, government, and the international sector (through net exports). d. all of the above.