If the demand for a product decreases by 16 percent, the supply elasticity is 1.2, and demand elasticity is 0.80, then the equilibrium price will decrease by 6 percent.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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If Niki is willing to pay up to $5 for an ice-cream bar but she actually pays $2 for it. The consumer surplus of the ice-cream bar for Niki
A) is $2. B) is $3. C) is $7. D) cannot be determined without information about the market structure.
Which broad field of economics would most likely study how consumers respond to a hike in cigarette taxes?
A. Microeconomics B. Marginal economics C. Macroeconomics D. Monetary economics
The process of buying financial assets to stimulate the economy when the central bank target interest rate is near or at zero and the interest rate cannot be lowered further is called:
a. bond-trading. b. quantitative bidding. c. open market purchase. d. quantitative easing. e. open market sale.
If the demand for widgets is inelastic, total revenue will ________ if the price of widgets increases.
a. increase b. decrease c. remain the same d. one cannot tell what will happen to revenues without specific elasticity numbers e. none of the above