The income elasticity of demand is the
A) absolute change in quantity demanded resulting from a one unit increase in income.
B) percent change in quantity demanded resulting from the absolute increase in income.
C) percent change in quantity demanded resulting from a one percent increase in income.
D) percent change in income resulting from a one percent increase in quantity demanded.
E) percent change in income resulting from a one percent increase in price.
C
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Total utility describes
A) the benefit gained from all consumption. B) an increase in consumption multiplied by the gain in utility. C) total consumption multiplied by marginal utility. D) total consumption divided by marginal utility.
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A. the change in quantity divided by the change in price. B. the percentage change in quantity divided by the percentage change in price. C. the percentage change in price divided by the percentage change in quantity. D. the change in price divided by the change in quantity.