If the absolute price elasticity of demand for a product is greater than 1, then
A) consumers are relatively insensitive to price changes.
B) consumers are relatively sensitive to price changes.
C) there is a positive relationship between price changes and total revenue.
D) producers are relatively insensitive to price changes.
B
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Refer to Market Diagram. The difference between producer's surplus as a monopolist and producer's surplus when setting price at what would exist in a competitive market is
The following questions refer to the accompanying market diagram. PC and QC are the equilibrium price and quantity if the firm behaves competitively, and PM and QM are the equilibrium price and quantity if the firm is a simple monopoly.
a. Area C + D + E - G - H.
b. Area C + D - H.
c. Area C + D + E - A - B.
d. Area E + H.
Demand is said to be inelastic when
A. the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand exceeds 1. B. an increase in price results in a reduction in total revenue. C. a reduction in price results in an increase in total revenue. D. a reduction in price results in a decrease in total revenue.
The Laffer curve shows as tax rates rise, tax revenue:
a. rises. b. first rises, then falls, and then rises again. c. falls. d. first rises, and then falls. e. remains at a constant level.
A budget deficit is best defined as the
a. shortage of spending power created by a government spending cut. b. shortage of spending power created by a tax increase. c. accumulation of past debt that has not been covered by taxes. d. amount by which a government's expenditures exceed receipts during a specific time period.