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Ryansaysthathewouldbuyonecupofcoffeeeverydayregardlessoftheprice.Ifheistellingthetruth,Ryan’s

A. demand for coffee is perfectly inelastic. ​
B. price elasticity of demand for coffee is 1. ​
C. income elasticity of demand for coffee is 0. ​
D. None of the above answers is correct.

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Acitywantstoraiserevenuestobuildanewmunicipalswimmingpoolnextyear.Themayorsuggeststhatthecityraisethepriceofadmissiontothecurrentmunicipalpoolsthisyeartoraiserevenues.Thecitymanagersuggeststhatthecitylowerthepriceofadmissiontoraiserevenues.Whoiscorrect?

A. the mayor ​
B. the city manager ​
C. The answer depends on the price elasticity of demand. ​
D. The answer depends on the costs of construction of the new municipal swimming pool.

Foraparticulargood,a5percentincreaseinpricecausesa15percentdecreaseinquantitydemanded.Whichofthefollowingstatementsismostlikelyapplicabletothisgood?

A. There are many substitutes for this good. ​
B. The good is a necessity. ​
C. The market for the good is broadly defined. ​
D. The relevant time horizon is short.

Lastyear,Joanbought50poundsofhamburgerwhenherhousehold’sincomewas$40,000.Thisyear,herhouseholdincomewasonly$30,000andJoanbought60poundsofhamburger.Allelseconstant,Joan'sincomeelasticityofdemandforhamburgeris

A. positive, so Joan considers hamburger to be an inferior good. ​
B. positive, so Joan considers hamburger to be a normal good and a necessity. ​
C. negative, so Joan considers hamburger to be an inferior good. ​
D. negative, so Joan considers hamburger to be a normal good but not a necessity.

Lastmonth,sellersofgoodYtookin$100intotalrevenueonsalesof50unitsofgoodY.ThismonthsellersofgoodYraisedtheirpriceandtookin$120intotalrevenueonsalesof40unitsofgoodY.Atthesametime,thepriceofgoodXstayedthesame,butsalesofgoodXincreasedfrom20unitsto40units.WecanconcludethatgoodsXandYare

A. substitutes, and have a cross-price elasticity of 0.60. ​
B. complements, and have a cross-price elasticity of 0.60. ​
C. substitutes, and have a cross-price elasticity of 1.67. ​
D. complements, and have a cross-price elasticity of 1.67.

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