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Economics

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If the price of pork chops falls from $8 to $6, and this leads to an increase in demand for apple sauce from 100 to 140 jars, what is the cross price-elasticity of apple sauce and pork chops at a pork chop price of $6?

Correct answer(s):
    • -0.86

If the cross-price elasticity between ketchup and hamburgers is -1.2, a 4% increase in the price of ketchup will lead to a 4.8% ____?

Correct answer(s):
    • Drop in quantity demanded of hamburgers

The elasticity which shows the responsiveness of the demand for a good due to changes in the price of a related good is the:

Correct answer(s):
    • Cross-price elasticity

Suppose QX d = 10,000 – 2 PX + 3 PY – 4.5M , where PX = $100, PY = $50, and M = $2,000. How much of good X is consumed?

Correct answer(s):
    • 950 units

Suppose QX d = 10,000 – 2 PX + 3 PY – 4.5M , where PX = $100, PY = $50, and M = $2,000. Then good X has a demand which is:

Correct answer(s):
    • Inelastic

Suppose QX d = 10,000 – 2 PX + 3 PY – 4.5M , where PX = $100, PY = $50, and M = $2,000. What is the own-price elasticity of demand?

Correct answer(s):
    • -0.21

If a price increase from $5 to $7 causes quantity demanded to fall from 150 to 100, what is the absolute value of the own-price elasticity at a price of $7?

Correct answer(s):
    • 1.75

If the absolute value of the own-price elasticity of steak is 0.4, a decrease in price will lead to:

Correct answer(s):
    • A reduction in total revenue

If quantity demanded sneakers falls by 10% when price increases 25% we know that the absolute value of the own-price elasticity of sneakers is:

Correct answer(s):
    • 0.4

The own-price elasticity of demand for apples is -1.2. If the price of apples falls by 5%, what will happen to the quantity of apples demanded?

Correct answer(s):
    • It will increase 6%