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Demand is said to be ___________ when the quantity demanded is very responsive to changes in price.
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elastic
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If the demand curve is perfectly elastic, then an increase in supply will:
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increase the quantity exchanged but result in no change in the price.
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The demand for a product is unit elastic. At a price of $20, 10 units of a product are sold. If the price is increased to $40, then one would expect sales to equal:
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5 units
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Demand is said to be _____________ when the quantity demanded is not very responsive to changes in price.
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inelastic
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Billy Bob's Barber Shop knows that a 5 percent increase in the price of their haircuts results in a 15 percent decrease in the number of haircuts purchased. What is the elasticity of demand facing Billy Bob's Barber Shop?
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3
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Economist usually refer to elasticity of demand in absolute terms.
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True
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Is Elasticity of Demand calculated by absolute changes or percentage changes?
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Percentage changes
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If the price of good increases by 10% and the quantity demanded falls by 5% what is the elasticity of demand? Answer in absolute terms.
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0.5
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Elasticity of demand is percentage change in quantity demanded divided by percentage change in price
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True
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When a business wants to increase it's revenue should it raise it's price?
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It depends on the elasticity of demand.