The quantity of raspberries sold at a local store increases from 100 pints to 1,500 pints when the price is reduced from $4.00 to $1.00. In this situation, the absolute price elasticity of demand for raspberries is approximately
A) 0.69.
B) 6.7.
C) 1.46.
D) 4.3.
Answer: C
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Refer to Figure 15-7. Suppose the Fed sells Treasury Bills in pursuit of contractionary monetary policy. Using the static AD-AS model in the figure above, this situation would be depicted as a movement from
A) B to C. B) B to D. C) C to B. D) C to D. E) A to B.
It once took 90 percent of our population to grow our food. It now takes only 3 percent of the population to grow our food. Which of the following statements is true?
a. This loss of jobs has been detrimental to our economy. b. The government should provide subsidies to encourage more people to become farmers. c. The reduction in the number of farmers explains the increase in the price of food. d. This is progress because freed-up labor is used to produce other goods.
The marginal cost curve intersects the average fixed cost curve at the minimum point of the average fixed cost curve.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
If the economy is currently in equilibrium at a level of GDP that is below potential GDP, which of the following would move the economy back to potential GDP?
A) an increase in the value of the dollar relative to other currencies B) a decrease in business confidence C) an increase in wealth D) an increase in interest rates