If the demand for American automobiles is more elastic in Europe than it is in the United States, we might expect

If Congress prohibited the sale of Japanese luxury cars like Lexus, Acura, and Infiniti, how would this affect the price elasticity of demand for Mercedes, BMWs, and Jaguars in the U.S.?

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The price elasticity of demand for beer among young adults (age 18 to 24) is about 1.30, and the number of highway deaths is roughly proportional to the group’s beer consumption. If a state imposes a beer tax that increases the price of beer by 20%, by how much will the number of highway deaths among young adults decrease?

For which goods or services will the demand be relatively more or relatively less elastic?  Explain your answers clearly.     Cigarettes   High priced sports car such as a Porsche     Diamonds   Tap water   Heinz (a specific soup brand) Soup     Gasoline

Would you consider your demand for gas to be relatively elastic or inelastic? What changes do you make to your demand for gasoline when the prices start to climb up?

Why  might  one  expect  the  elasticity  of  supply  of  a commodity  to be greater in the long run than in the short run?

What is the elasticity of demand for the demand curve Q = 10 – 5P when P=1?