Because demand curves slope downward according to the Law of Demand, the price elasticity of demand is a negative number
What will be an ideal response?
True. The price elasticity of demand measures the change in quantity demanded when a price change occurs. If price increases, the change in the quantity demanded will be negative.
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Mary purchased a stuffed animal toy for $5. After a few weeks, someone offered her $100 for the toy. Mary refused. One can conclude that Mary's consumer surplus from the toy is
A) less than $5. B) at least $95. C) at least $100. D) $105.
A $2,000 decrease in investment will shift the aggregate expenditures curve down by:
A. exactly $2,000 and will decrease the equilibrium level of real GDP by exactly $2,000. B. exactly $2,000 and will decrease the equilibrium level of real GDP by less than $2,000. C. exactly $2,000 and will decrease the equilibrium level of real GDP by more than $2,000. D. less than $2,000 and will decrease the equilibrium level of real GDP by less than $2,000.
The above figure shows Bobby's indifference map for juice and snacks. Also shown are three budget lines resulting from different prices for snacks. As the price of snacks rises, Bobby's utility
A) stays the same. B) increases. C) decreases. D) might change, but there is not enough information to determine.
Figure 15-1
Figure 15-1 describes conditions in the monopolized weezil industry. In the absence of government intervention, the monopolist will produce an output equal to
A. W. B. X. C. Y. D. Z.