A good’s price elasticity of demand depends in part on how necessary it is relative to other goods. If the following goods are priced approximately the same, which one has the least elastic demand?   1. A heart valve for heart attack victims   2. Sports car

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Q: Explain the type of price and income elasticity for a normal good, inferior good and luxury good.

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A: Given: The elasticity of pork = 0 (Fully inelastic)

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A: Price elasticity of demand can be defined as the ratio of the change in percentage of quantity…

Q: Suppose income goes up from $50.000 to $60.000 while the demand for a good rises from 100 units to…

A: Income elasticity of demand refers to the responsiveness of demand to changes in the income level of…

Q: A D Quantity 2. Refer to the above figure. What areas represent the total revenue at P1?

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Q: explain with the help of a diagram how new technology might change the elasticity of supply of new…

A: The effect of the technology on the elasticity can be explained as follows :  Elasticity of Supply :…

Q: How do we call a good with income elasticity less than zero?

A: Income elasticity measures the change in quantity demanded to the change in income. It tells us by…

Q: Using the midpoint formula, calculate elasticity for each of the following changes in demand. Demand…

A: Price elasticity: Price elasticity reflects the % change in the net quantity demanded for a unitary…

Q: How do I know if a product is elastic or inelastic? How can I determine how elastic or inelastic it…

A: Elasticity of a product measures its responsiveness to the change in the level of price(P). It is…

Q: Work out the price elasticity of demand for each and comment on your result. You must also do a…

A: Elasticity is computed by the following formula  Elasticity = % change in quantity demanded /…

Q: c. What is a “complementary good”? Give an example. Does it have a positive or negative…

A: The complementary goods are the goods which are consumed simultaneously. The complementary goods…

Q: suppose the price is elasticity of demand for a good is -0.6. If it's price rises by 10% then by…

A: # Price elasticity of demand measures the degree of change in quantity demanded due to change in…

Q: When the price of a bar of chocolate is $1.00, the quantity demanded is 100,000 bars. When the price…

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Q: If there is a decrease in income to consumers, what will happen to the sale of a product?  Known…

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Q: Why do these goods have the elasticity that they do? Inelastic Coffee, Elasticity: 0.25 Elastic…

A: Income elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness in quantity demanded of a commodity to a…

Q: a) Explain what is “income elasticity of demand”. b) Explain what is a “normal good”. Give an…

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Q: Suppose the price elasticity of demand for a good called "widgets" is 0.4. Is this good more elastic…

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Q: Explain and calculate the impact on the quantity demanded of beer if the income elasticity is 1.5…

A: Given income elasticity = 1.5 Increase in income = 10 %

Q: ECONOMICS.... Suppose a 4 percent increase in income results in a 2 percent decrease in the…

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Q: George has been selling 5,000 T-shirts per month for $8.50. When he increased the price to $9.50 he…

A: Elasticity of demand = % change in quantity demanded / % change in price

Q: The demand function of a certain commodity is X = 30 ― 2P. When the price P changes from 5 to 10,…

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Q: Refer to the figure below.   a. Use the figure to calculate the income elasticity of demand when…

A: Income elasticity of demand tells how much sensitive is quantity demanded to income change.Income =%…

Q: Mr. Ali was buying 10 kg of sugar when the price of one kg was Rs 100. Now the price has come down…

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Q: b. Artie’s pizzeria is a local pizza shop that charges $13 for a personal size pizza. Artie wants to…

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Q: If the cross-price elasticity of demand of two goods is negative, what are those two goods called?

A: Cross price elasticity of demand means the magnitude of change in the quantity demanded for a given…

Q: if the change in the price is 10percent and the value of elasticity is 0.5 then calculate how much…

A: Given information, Percentage change in price: 10 The value of elasticity: 0.5 To find: percentage…

Q: 6.When price of a good is 13 per unit, the consumer buys 11 units of that good. When price rises to…

A: Elasticity of demand refers that it can calculate the change in consumption  due to change in price…

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Q: Suppose a college decide to raise the tuition fee from Rs.3, 000 per month to Rs.4, 000 of MBA level…

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Q: When the value of income elasticity of demand is greater than zero, the good is called normal good.…

A: Normal goods are those goods which has positive relationship between the quantity demanded of good…

Q: Elasticity of supply depends on the ease of changing the amount of an item supplied. 8. Anton has 4…

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Q: come up with a set of examples of elastic, inelastic, normal, and inferior goods in your own life.…

A: Elasticity refers to the sensitiveness of quantity demanded due to the change in price level.

Q: Scenario: When the price of haircuts increases by 15%, the number of haircuts demanded by consumers…

A: A good is perfectly elastic if the price elasticity is infinite (if demand changes considerably even…