The price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of:
A. firms to changes in demand.
B. demand to a change in price of a substitute good.
C. demand to a change in price.
D. quantity demanded to a change in price.
Answer: D
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A) create new ideas about what and how to produce. B) make business decisions. C) face risks that arise from making business decisions. D) decide for whom goods and services are produced.
Refer to Figure 20-1. Based on the graph of the labor market above, if a minimum wage of $8 per hour is imposed, which of the following will result?
A) The quantity of labor demanded by firms will rise. B) The quantity of labor demanded by firms will fall. C) The unemployment rate will fall. D) Both A and C will occur.
The more flexible prices are, the
A) greater demand shifts have to be to bring about a new equilibrium. B) larger the shifts in supply will be after a change in demand. C) greater the reliance by sellers to change the nominal price. D) more quickly a shock to the economy can be absorbed.
Suppose a local bookstore notices that a 2 percent increase in book prices leads to a 2 percent decrease in the number of books sold. Which of the following is true?
a. Demand for books is price elastic. b. The store's sales revenue did not change. c. Demand for books is price inelastic. d. Demand for books is perfectly inelastic. e. The bookstore could increase revenue by further lowering prices.