• 2021-04-14
    If a 15% increase in price for a good results in a 20% decrease in quantity demanded, the price elasticity of demand is
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      Which of the following would increase quantity supplied, increase quantity demanded, and decrease the price that consumers pay? ( ) A: the imposition of a binding price floor . B: the removal of a binding price floor. C: the passage of a tax levied on producers. D: the repeal of a tax levied on producers .

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      Which of the following would cause price to decrease? A: a decrease in supply B: an increase in demand C: a surplus of the good D: a shortage of the good

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      Which of the following can be predicted to increase the demand for labor? a. An increase in the price of a gross complement to labor b. A decrease in the price of a gross substitute for labor c. A decrease in the number of firms d. An increase in product demand A: An increase in the price of a gross complement to labor B: A decrease in the price of a gross substitute for labor C: A decrease in the number of firms D: An increase in product demand

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      If the price elasticity of demand for a good is 1; then doubling the price of that good will leave total expenditures on that good unchanged

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      The slope of the demand curve is not the same as the price elasticity of demand because the slope of a demand curve ( ) A: compares percentage changes in quantity demanded and price. B: compares absolute changes in quantity demanded and price. C: obeys the law of demand. D: is not constant when the demand curve is linear.