Question 1

Refer to Figure 5-5. Using the midpoint method, between prices of $50 and $60, price elasticity of demand is about

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A)   0.22.
B)   0.82.
C)   1.22.
D)   2.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Figure 5-15 
-Refer to Figure 5-15. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between points D and G?

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A)   1.89
B)   1.26
C)   0.53
D)   0.34E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following statements does not help to explain why government drug interdiction increases drug-related crime?

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A)   The demand for illegal drugs is inelastic.
B)   Interdiction results in drug addicts having a greater need for quick cash.
C)   Interdiction results in an increase in the amount of money needed to buy the same amount of drugs.
D)   Government drug programs are more lenient now with drug offenders than they were in the 1980s.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Which of the following is likely to have the most price inelastic demand?

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A)   athletic shoes
B)   running shoes
C)   Nike running shoes
D)   Nike Shox running shoesE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Demand for a good is said to be inelastic if the quantity demanded increases substantially when the price falls by a small amount.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements helps to explain why government drug interdiction increases drug-related crime?

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A)   The direct impact is on buyers, not sellers.
B)   Successful drug interdiction policies reduce the demand for illegal drugs.
C)   Drug addicts will have an even greater need for quick cash to support their habits.
D)   In the short run, both equilibrium quantities and prices will fall in the markets for illegal drugs.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Figure 5-4 
-Refer to Figure 5-4. Assume the section of the demand curve from B to C corresponds to prices between $0 and $15. Then, when the price changes between $7 and $9,

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A)   quantity demanded changes proportionately less than the price.
B)   quantity demanded changes proportionately more than the price.
C)   quantity demanded changes the same amount proportionately as price.
D)   the price elasticity of demand equals zero.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

The smaller the price elasticity of demand, the

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A)   steeper the demand curve will be through a given point.
B)   flatter the demand curve will be through a given point.
C)   more strongly buyers respond to a change in price between any two prices P1 and P2.
D)   smaller the decrease in equilibrium price when the supply curve shifts rightward from S1 to S2.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

If the price elasticity of demand is equal to 0, then demand is unit elastic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Figure 5-17 
-Refer to Figure 5-17. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between point A and point B?

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A)   0.4
B)   0.6
C)   1.67
D)   2.16E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

When quantity demanded responds strongly to changes in price, demand is said to be

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A)   fluid.
B)   elastic.
C)   dynamic.
D)   highly variable.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

Elasticity measures how responsive quantity is to changes in price.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is likely to have the most price elastic demand?

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A)   ice cream
B)   frozen yogurt
C)   vanilla ice cream
D)   Häagen­Dazs® vanilla bean ice creamE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

If the price elasticity of supply is 1.5, and a price increase led to a 3% increase in quantity supplied, then the price increase is about

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A)   0.2%.
B)   0.5%.
C)   2.0%.
D)   4.5%.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Normal goods have negative income elasticities of demand, while inferior goods have positive income elasticities of demand.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Figure 5-16 
-Refer to Figure 5-16. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between $6 and $8?

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A)   0.86
B)   1.00
C)   1.17
D)   1.25E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Table 5-13
Consider the following demand schedule.
 
-Refer to Table 5-13. Using the midpoint method, between which two prices is price elasticity of demand most inelastic?

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The answer of Table 5-13
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Question 18

Figure 5-18 
-Refer to Figure 5-18. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between $5 and $6?

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A)   0.60
B)   0.64
C)   1.57
D)   1.67E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 19

If the cross-price elasticity of demand between two goods is positive, what is the relationship between the two goods?

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Question 20

Scenario 5-7
Suppose the demand function for good X is given by:  where  is the quantity demanded of good X,  is the price of good X, and  is the price of good Y, which is related to good X.
-Refer to Scenario 5-7. Using the midpoint method, if the price of good X is $10 and the price of good Y increases from $8 to $10, the cross price elasticity of demand is about

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The answer of Scenario 5-7
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Exam 5: Elasticity and Its Application

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Figure 5-15 -Refer to Figure 5-15. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between points D and G?

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Which of the following statements helps to explain why government drug interdiction increases drug-related crime?

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Normal goods have negative income elasticities of demand, while inferior goods have positive income elasticities of demand.

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Which of the following is likely to have the most price elastic demand?

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The smaller the price elasticity of demand, the

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Demand for a good is said to be inelastic if the quantity demanded increases substantially when the price falls by a small amount.

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Which of the following statements does not help to explain why government drug interdiction increases drug-related crime?

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Figure 5-4 -Refer to Figure 5-4. Assume the section of the demand curve from B to C corresponds to prices between $0 and $15. Then, when the price changes between $7 and $9,

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Figure 5-18 -Refer to Figure 5-18. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between $5 and $6?

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Refer to Figure 5-5. Using the midpoint method, between prices of $50 and $60, price elasticity of demand is about

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If the cross-price elasticity of demand between two goods is positive, what is the relationship between the two goods?

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Elasticity measures how responsive quantity is to changes in price.

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Figure 5-16 -Refer to Figure 5-16. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between $6 and $8?

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If the price elasticity of supply is 1.5, and a price increase led to a 3% increase in quantity supplied, then the price increase is about

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Table 5-13 Consider the following demand schedule. -Refer to Table 5-13. Using the midpoint method, between which two prices is price elasticity of demand most inelastic?

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If the price elasticity of demand is equal to 0, then demand is unit elastic.

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Figure 5-17 -Refer to Figure 5-17. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between point A and point B?

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Which of the following is likely to have the most price inelastic demand?

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Exam 5: Elasticity and Its Application

When quantity demanded responds strongly to changes in price, demand is said to be

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Figure 5-15 -Refer to Figure 5-15. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between points D and G?

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Which of the following statements helps to explain why government drug interdiction increases drug-related crime?

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Normal goods have negative income elasticities of demand, while inferior goods have positive income elasticities of demand.

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Which of the following is likely to have the most price elastic demand?

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The smaller the price elasticity of demand, the

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Demand for a good is said to be inelastic if the quantity demanded increases substantially when the price falls by a small amount.

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Which of the following statements does not help to explain why government drug interdiction increases drug-related crime?

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Figure 5-4 -Refer to Figure 5-4. Assume the section of the demand curve from B to C corresponds to prices between $0 and $15. Then, when the price changes between $7 and $9,

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Figure 5-18 -Refer to Figure 5-18. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between $5 and $6?

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Refer to Figure 5-5. Using the midpoint method, between prices of $50 and $60, price elasticity of demand is about

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If the cross-price elasticity of demand between two goods is positive, what is the relationship between the two goods?

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Elasticity measures how responsive quantity is to changes in price.

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Figure 5-16 -Refer to Figure 5-16. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between $6 and $8?

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If the price elasticity of supply is 1.5, and a price increase led to a 3% increase in quantity supplied, then the price increase is about

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Table 5-13 Consider the following demand schedule. -Refer to Table 5-13. Using the midpoint method, between which two prices is price elasticity of demand most inelastic?

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If the price elasticity of demand is equal to 0, then demand is unit elastic.

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Figure 5-17 -Refer to Figure 5-17. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between point A and point B?

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