Question 1

Refer to the information. If the Mudhens' management wanted to maximize total ticket revenue from the game, it would set the ticket price at

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A) $5. 
B) $7. 
C) $9. 
D) $13. 
A) $5. 
B) $7. 
C) $9. 
D) $13.

Question 2

The income elasticity of demand for food is roughly 1. Suppose a consumer's monthly income is $2,000, of which 20 percent is spent on food. If the income of this consumer doubles, the amount she'll spend on food will be

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A) $400 per month. 
B) $500 per month. 
C) $800 per month. 
D) $1,000 per month. 
A) $400 per month. 
B) $500 per month. 
C) $800 per month. 
D) $1,000 per month.

Question 3

Assume that a 9 percent increase in income across the economy produces a 6 percent decrease in the quantity demanded of good X. The coefficient of income elasticity of demand is

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A) positive, and therefore X is a normal good. 
B) negative, and therefore X is a normal good. 
C) positive, and therefore X is an inferior good. 
D) negative, and therefore X is an inferior good. 
A) positive, and therefore X is a normal good. 
B) negative, and therefore X is a normal good. 
C) positive, and therefore X is an inferior good. 
D) negative, and therefore X is an inferior good.

Question 4

Refer to the information and assume the stadium capacity is 5,000. The supply of seats for the game

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A) varies inversely with ticket prices. 
B) varies directly with ticket prices. 
C) is perfectly inelastic. 
D) is perfectly elastic. 
A) varies inversely with ticket prices. 
B) varies directly with ticket prices. 
C) is perfectly inelastic. 
D) is perfectly elastic.

Question 5

The larger the positive cross elasticity coefficient of demand between products X and Y, the

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A) stronger their complementariness. 
B) greater their substitutability. 
C) smaller the price elasticity of demand for both products. 
D) less sensitive purchases of each are to increases in income. 
A) stronger their complementariness. 
B) greater their substitutability. 
C) smaller the price elasticity of demand for both products. 
D) less sensitive purchases of each are to increases in income.

Question 6

The price elasticity of supply measures how

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A) easily labor and capital can be substituted for one another in the production process. 
B) responsive the quantity supplied of X is to changes in the price of X. 
C) responsive the quantity supplied of Y is to changes in the price of X. 
D) responsive quantity supplied is to a change in incomes. 
A) easily labor and capital can be substituted for one another in the production process. 
B) responsive the quantity supplied of X is to changes in the price of X. 
C) responsive the quantity supplied of Y is to changes in the price of X. 
D) responsive quantity supplied is to a change in incomes.

Question 7

Economists distinguish among the immediate market period, the short run, and the long run by noting that

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A) supply is most elastic in the short run and least elastic in the immediate market period. 
B) demand is most elastic in the short run, and least elastic in the long run. 
C) supply is most elastic in the long run and least elastic in the immediate market period. 
D) supply is most elastic in the short run and least elastic in the long run. 
A) supply is most elastic in the short run and least elastic in the immediate market period. 
B) demand is most elastic in the short run, and least elastic in the long run. 
C) supply is most elastic in the long run and least elastic in the immediate market period. 
D) supply is most elastic in the short run and least elastic in the long run.

Question 8

If demand for a product is elastic, the value of the price elasticity coefficient is

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A) zero. 
B) greater than one. 
C) equal to one. 
D) less than one. 
A) zero. 
B) greater than one. 
C) equal to one. 
D) less than one.

Question 9

Refer to the total revenue graph above. An increase in the quantity of product X demanded from 14,000 to 16,000 units implies that the price of product X was

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A) reduced and the demand is elastic. 
B) increased and the demand is elastic. 
C) reduced and the demand is inelastic. 
D) increased and the demand is inelastic. 
A) reduced and the demand is elastic. 
B) increased and the demand is elastic. 
C) reduced and the demand is inelastic. 
D) increased and the demand is inelastic.

Question 10

Suppose the price of a product rises and the total revenue of sellers increases.

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A) It can be concluded that the demand for the product is elastic. 
B) It can be concluded that the supply of the product is elastic. 
C) It can be concluded that the supply of the product is inelastic. 
D) No conclusion can be reached with respect to the elasticity of supply. 
A) It can be concluded that the demand for the product is elastic. 
B) It can be concluded that the supply of the product is elastic. 
C) It can be concluded that the supply of the product is inelastic. 
D) No conclusion can be reached with respect to the elasticity of supply.

Question 11

A good with a price-elasticity of demand coefficient of 0.75 has a demand that is price-inelastic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The price of season tickets to a performing arts theater decreases by 3 percent. As a result, the quantity demanded increases by 6 percent. The price elasticity of demand for season tickets is

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A) 0.5. 
B) 9. 
C) 2. 
D) 18. 
A) 0.5. 
B) 9. 
C) 2. 
D) 18.

Question 13

Refer to the diagram, which is a rectangular hyperbola, that is, a curve such that each rectangle drawn from any point on the curve will be of identical area. If this rectangular hyperbola was a demand curve, we could say that it would be

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A) elastic at high prices and inelastic at low prices. 
B) elastic at low prices and inelastic at high prices. 
C) impossible to generalize about its elasticity. 
D) of unit elasticity throughout. 
A) elastic at high prices and inelastic at low prices. 
B) elastic at low prices and inelastic at high prices. 
C) impossible to generalize about its elasticity. 
D) of unit elasticity throughout.

Question 14

Which of the following goods will least likely suffer a decline in demand during a recession?

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A) dinner at a nice restaurant 
B) iPods 
C) toothpaste 
D) plasma screen and LCD TVs 
A) dinner at a nice restaurant 
B) iPods 
C) toothpaste 
D) plasma screen and LCD TVs

Question 15

Describe the elasticity of supply of a farm product that is sold at a farmer's market on a particular day.

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The immediate market period is the lengt

Question 16

The total-revenue test for elasticity

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A) is equally applicable to both demand and supply. 
B) does not apply to demand, because price and quantity are inversely related. 
C) does not apply to supply, because price and total revenue have a positive correlation. 
D) applies to the short-run supply curve but not to the long-run supply curve. 
A) is equally applicable to both demand and supply. 
B) does not apply to demand, because price and quantity are inversely related. 
C) does not apply to supply, because price and total revenue have a positive correlation. 
D) applies to the short-run supply curve but not to the long-run supply curve.

Question 17

The supply of product X is inelastic (but not perfectly inelastic)if the price of X rises by

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A) 5 percent and quantity supplied rises by 7 percent. 
B) 8 percent and quantity supplied rises by 8 percent. 
C) 10 percent and quantity supplied remains the same. 
D) 7 percent and quantity supplied rises by 5 percent. 
A) 5 percent and quantity supplied rises by 7 percent. 
B) 8 percent and quantity supplied rises by 8 percent. 
C) 10 percent and quantity supplied remains the same. 
D) 7 percent and quantity supplied rises by 5 percent.

Question 18

If price changes and total revenue changes in the opposite direction, demand is relatively elastic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If the price elasticity of demand for a product is equal to 0.5, then a decrease in price of 10 percent will increase quantity demanded by

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A) 20 percent. 
B) 0.5 percent. 
C) 5 percent. 
D) 0.05 percent. 
A) 20 percent. 
B) 0.5 percent. 
C) 5 percent. 
D) 0.05 percent.

Question 20

Refer to the total revenue graph above. Demand is price-elastic between points

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A) A and B. 
B) D and E. 
C) F and G. 
D) G and H. 
A) A and B. 
B) D and E. 
C) F and G. 
D) G and H.

Exam 6: Elasticity

Refer to the information. If the Mudhens' management wanted to maximize total ticket revenue from the game, it would set the ticket price at

The income elasticity of demand for food is roughly 1. Suppose a consumer's monthly income is $2,000, of which 20 percent is spent on food. If the income of this consumer doubles, the amount she'll spend on food will be

Assume that a 9 percent increase in income across the economy produces a 6 percent decrease in the quantity demanded of good X. The coefficient of income elasticity of demand is

Refer to the information and assume the stadium capacity is 5,000. The supply of seats for the game

The larger the positive cross elasticity coefficient of demand between products X and Y, the

The price elasticity of supply measures how

Economists distinguish among the immediate market period, the short run, and the long run by noting that

If demand for a product is elastic, the value of the price elasticity coefficient is

Refer to the total revenue graph above. An increase in the quantity of product X demanded from 14,000 to 16,000 units implies that the price of product X was

Suppose the price of a product rises and the total revenue of sellers increases.

A good with a price-elasticity of demand coefficient of 0.75 has a demand that is price-inelastic.

The price of season tickets to a performing arts theater decreases by 3 percent. As a result, the quantity demanded increases by 6 percent. The price elasticity of demand for season tickets is

Refer to the diagram, which is a rectangular hyperbola, that is, a curve such that each rectangle drawn from any point on the curve will be of identical area. If this rectangular hyperbola was a demand curve, we could say that it would be

Which of the following goods will least likely suffer a decline in demand during a recession?

Describe the elasticity of supply of a farm product that is sold at a farmer's market on a particular day.

The total-revenue test for elasticity

The supply of product X is inelastic (but not perfectly inelastic)if the price of X rises by

If price changes and total revenue changes in the opposite direction, demand is relatively elastic.

If the price elasticity of demand for a product is equal to 0.5, then a decrease in price of 10 percent will increase quantity demanded by

Refer to the total revenue graph above. Demand is price-elastic between points

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