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Since for most people,eating in restaurants is a luxury and eating at home is a necessity,the price elasticity of demand for food eaten at home is lower than the price elasticity of demand for eating in restaurants.

A) True
B) False

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Suppose that the price of gasoline increases 10% and the quantity of gasoline demanded in Calgary drops 5% per day.Demand for gasoline in Calgary is:


A) price-elastic.
B) price-inelastic.
C) price unit-elastic.
D) perfectly price-inelastic.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Demand Curve Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Demand Curve -(Figure: The Demand Curve) Use Figure: The Demand Curve.By the midpoint method,the price elasticity of demand between $6 and $8 is approximately: A) 0.23. B) 0.45. C) 2.33. D) 4.50. -(Figure: The Demand Curve) Use Figure: The Demand Curve.By the midpoint method,the price elasticity of demand between $6 and $8 is approximately:


A) 0.23.
B) 0.45.
C) 2.33.
D) 4.50.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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If the price elasticity of demand equals 0,the demand curve is:


A) horizontal.
B) vertical.
C) upward sloping.
D) unit-elastic.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Linear Demand Curve Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Linear Demand Curve -(Figure: The Linear Demand Curve II) Use Figure: Linear Demand Curve II.If price was initially set at $8 and then increased to $10,total revenue would: A) decrease,as the price effect is dominated by the quantity effect. B) decrease,as the price effect dominates the quantity effect. C) stay the same,as both the price and quantity effects remain unchanged. D) increase,as the price effect is dominated by the quantity effect. -(Figure: The Linear Demand Curve II) Use Figure: Linear Demand Curve II.If price was initially set at $8 and then increased to $10,total revenue would:


A) decrease,as the price effect is dominated by the quantity effect.
B) decrease,as the price effect dominates the quantity effect.
C) stay the same,as both the price and quantity effects remain unchanged.
D) increase,as the price effect is dominated by the quantity effect.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Demand for eBooks Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Demand for eBooks -(Figure: The Demand for e-Books) Use Figure: The Demand for e-Books.The demand schedule _____ when the price increases from $4 to $6 _____ when it increases from $6 to $8. A) is less elastic;than B) is more elastic;than C) has the same elasticity;as D) is unit-elastic;and -(Figure: The Demand for e-Books) Use Figure: The Demand for e-Books.The demand schedule _____ when the price increases from $4 to $6 _____ when it increases from $6 to $8.


A) is less elastic;than
B) is more elastic;than
C) has the same elasticity;as
D) is unit-elastic;and

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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When the absolute value of the percentage change in quantity demanded is less than the absolute value of the percentage change in price,demand is:


A) inelastic.
B) elastic.
C) unit-elastic.
D) unknown.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Linear Demand Curve Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Linear Demand Curve -(Figure: The Linear Demand Curve) Use Figure: The Linear Demand Curve.Suppose that this is the demand curve for scarves in your scarf shop.If you increase the price of your scarves from $7 to $8,your total revenue will _____,and you notice that your price elasticity of demand is _____. A) increase;elastic B) decrease;elastic C) increase;inelastic D) decrease;inelastic -(Figure: The Linear Demand Curve) Use Figure: The Linear Demand Curve.Suppose that this is the demand curve for scarves in your scarf shop.If you increase the price of your scarves from $7 to $8,your total revenue will _____,and you notice that your price elasticity of demand is _____.


A) increase;elastic
B) decrease;elastic
C) increase;inelastic
D) decrease;inelastic

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The price elasticity of demand measures the:


A) responsiveness of the change in quantity demanded to a change in price.
B) change in price versus a change in quantity demanded.
C) responsiveness of the change in the slope of the demand curve to a change in price.
D) change in the slope of the demand curve versus a change in the quantity demanded.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The mayor advocates raising the entrance fee at the city's pools to increase revenue for the city.The mayor is right only if the price effect dominates the quantity effect.

A) True
B) False

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Consider the market for strawberries.Which statement MOST likely applies to the strawberry market?


A) The income elasticity of demand for strawberries is negative.
B) The price elasticity of supply of strawberries is greater in the short run than in the long run.
C) The price elasticity of demand for strawberries is lower in the long run than in the short run.
D) The cross-price elasticity of demand for strawberries with respect to the price of raspberries is positive.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Market for Lattes Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Market for Lattes -(Figure: The Market for Lattes) Use Figure: The Market for Lattes.What is the price elasticity of supply between the prices of $2 and $2.50 per cup,using the midpoint formula? A) 0.33 B) 1.00 C) 1.51 D) 3.00 -(Figure: The Market for Lattes) Use Figure: The Market for Lattes.What is the price elasticity of supply between the prices of $2 and $2.50 per cup,using the midpoint formula?


A) 0.33
B) 1.00
C) 1.51
D) 3.00

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Demand Curve Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Demand Curve -(Figure: The Demand Curve) Use Figure: The Demand Curve.By the midpoint method,the price elasticity of demand between $6 and $7 is approximately: A) 0.19. B) 1.00. C) 1.86. D) 5.40. -(Figure: The Demand Curve) Use Figure: The Demand Curve.By the midpoint method,the price elasticity of demand between $6 and $7 is approximately:


A) 0.19.
B) 1.00.
C) 1.86.
D) 5.40.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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If the cross-price elasticity of demand between rice and beans is -0.25,rice and beans are complements.

A) True
B) False

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Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Demand for eBooks Use the following to answer questions : Figure: The Demand for eBooks -(Figure: The Demand for e-Books) Use Figure: The Demand for e-Books.What is the price elasticity of demand (by the midpoint method) when the price decreases from $6 to $4? A) 0.55 B) 0.5 C) 1 D) 0.67 -(Figure: The Demand for e-Books) Use Figure: The Demand for e-Books.What is the price elasticity of demand (by the midpoint method) when the price decreases from $6 to $4?


A) 0.55
B) 0.5
C) 1
D) 0.67

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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The price elasticity of demand is computed as the percentage change in the _____ divided by the percentage change in _____.


A) quantity demanded;the quantity supplied
B) price;the quantity demanded
C) quantity demanded;income
D) quantity demanded;the price

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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The price elasticity of demand is measured by _____ the percentage change in _____ the percentage change in _____.


A) dividing;price by;quantity demanded
B) dividing;quantity demanded by;price
C) subtracting;price from;quantity demanded
D) adding;price to;quantity demanded

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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You are the manager of a supermarket,and you know that the cross-price elasticity of peanut butter to jelly is exactly -2.0.Because of a bad grape harvest,grape jelly prices are expected to rise by 10% next year.To account for the change in demand,you should stock 10% more peanut butter.

A) True
B) False

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Demand for Wendy's hamburgers is more inelastic than the demand for all fast food.

A) True
B) False

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A major determinant of the price elasticity of demand is the availability of substitutes.

A) True
B) False

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