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Which of the following would likely have the lowest price elasticity of demand?
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Insulin
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If the demand line is a horizontal line, this means that demand is________?
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perfectly elastic
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If the Nashville Symphony raises ticket prices and fines that total revenue falls, this is evidence that _________?
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demand for the symphony tickets is price elastic
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As income increased 5%, the demand for food tends to increase by 2% indicating that?
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food is a normal good and income elastic
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A decrease in demand, ceteris peribus, causes the equilibrim.
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price to decrease and quantity to decrease.
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If demand and supply BOTH decreased, what can we conclude?
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the equilibrium quantity will definitely fall but the change in the equilibrium price is uncertain.
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To be consistent with the law of supply , the supply curve should be depicted as?
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upward sloping to the right
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Which of the following is the best example of price floor?
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minimum wage laws
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Which of the following is the best example of excise tax?
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the tax per gallon of gasoline
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A shortage occurs when
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the price is below equilibrium
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If the price of elasticity of demand is 1, 5 then 3 percent decrease in price will lead to
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4.5 percent increase in quantity demanded
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If the price of gasoline falls and the quantity of gasoline sold decreases, economists would conclude that
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demand decrease
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Which of the following statement concerning the burden of an excise is TRUE?
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the greater burden of an excise tax will fall on consumer when demand in price inelastic.
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When economists talk about supply they are referring to
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the amounts of product that firms are willing and able to sell.
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Which of the following is the best example of substitute products?
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Campbell and Progresso chicken noodle soup
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If two products are strong substitutes in demand, we would expect the cross-price elasticity of demand between the two products to be?
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positive and large
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The income elasticity of demand is defined as
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the percentage change in quaninity demanded dived by the percentage change in income.
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If the goverment imposes an excise tax on mobile homes of 500 per home, economists would normally expect
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the price that consumers pay for mobile homes to increase by less than 500
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For in inferior good the income elasticity will be
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less than 0
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An economist that argues that the US should raise the excise tax on gasoline is practicing?
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normative economics
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If income increases what will happen in the market for an inferior good?
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the demand curve will shift to the left
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Which of the following would generally cause the demand curve for athletic shoes to shift to the left?
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a decrease in the popularity of athletic shoes
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If the quantity of demand equals the quantity supplied at the current price , which of the following statements are TRUE?
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the market is in equilibrium
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Over the price range $10 to $50, what is the price elasticity of demand?
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A) 40
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If the price increases from $10 to $30, what happens to total revenue?
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B) it increases from 3000 to $6000