Suppose you are given the following demand data for a product.PriceQuantity Demanded$1030940850760670The price elasticity of demand (based on the midpoint formula) when price decreases from $10 to $8 is
A. -1.60.
B. -.63.
C. -2.25.
D. -1.16.
Answer: C
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If a shift in aggregate demand only affects real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), then the short-run aggregate supply (SRAS) curve must be
A) upward sloping. B) downward sloping. C) horizontal. D) vertical.
Jeff holds $50,000 wealth which has a utility of 7.07 utils (assuming utility is the square root of wealth in thousand dollars). He considers investing this in a gamble which has a 0.6 probability of increasing his total wealth to $100,000 and 0.4 probability of decreasing it to $30,000 . What will be Jeff's expected utility from the gamble?
a. 15 utils b. 8.19 utils c. 3.2 utils d. 12.12 utils
Which of the following statements is true?
What will be an ideal response?
A price ceiling established below the market clearing price will usually cause
A) nonprice rationing. B) an excess supply. C) no change in the market clearing price. D) a decrease in the market clearing price.