Homework Answers
Q13
Answer
False
The positive relationship between demand and income is when the
good is normal good and inverse when the good is inferior.
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Q14
Answer
True
The Utility is maximum when both goods have the same marginal
utility per dollar at the consumption bundle.
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Q15
Answer
False
It creates deadweight loss as it creates a surplus or shortage and
increases or decreases the prices
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QUESTION 13 If the demand for a good rises when a persons income rises we call...
If the income elasticity of demand for a good is negative, then the good must be...
If the income elasticity of demand for a good is negative, then the good must be an inferior good. True False Question 2 The law of demand states that, other things equal, when the price of a good rises, the quantity demanded of the good falls, and when the price falls, the quantity demanded rises. True False Question 3 A price ceiling set above the equilibrium price is not binding. True False Question 4 The cross-price elasticity of garlic salt...
1. If hot dogs are an inferior good, a decrease in income will cause the equilibrium...
1. If hot dogs are an inferior good, a decrease in income will cause the equilibrium price of hot dogs to rise a. True b. Fals dicale the answer choice that hest cmnletes the statement or answers the question. 2. If the demand curve for a good shifts leftward. a quantity demanded is less at each price. b. quantity demanded remains constant at each price. c. quantity demanded is greater at each price. d. demand is greater at each price....
QUESTION 23 When a good or service is a luxury, its price elasticity of demand tends...
QUESTION 23 When a good or service is a luxury, its price elasticity of demand tends to be Elastic Inelastic Unit Elastic Unknown QUESTION 24 A decrease in the price of a product that a firm sells will cause the demand for it to increase. True False QUESTION 25 Economic profits are equal to total revenues minus Only implicit costs Only explicit costs Implicit and explicit costs Marginal cost QUESTION 26
Section A Question 1 (a) For an inferior good, decompose the effect of a price rise...
Section A Question 1 (a) For an inferior good, decompose the effect of a price rise into a substitution and income effect using the Slutsky decomposition approach. (10 marks) (b) Assume an individual has preferences represented by the fllowing utility function: U(X,Y) = 2x + Y. The price of good X is £3 and the price of good Y is £7. Show on a diagram where the optimal consumption of goods X and Y will be. (10 marks) (c) Suppose...
QUESTION 35 We would expect the income elasticity of demand for steak to be positive, and...
QUESTION 35 We would expect the income elasticity of demand for steak to be positive, and that for hamburger to be negative. True False QUESTION 36 What will happen to the equilibrium quantity and price of salmon in a competitive market when there is an equal decrease in demand and supply? Equilibrium quantity and price will both decrease. Equilibrium quantity will decrease and equilibrium price will stay the same. Equilibrium quantity and price will both increase. Equilibrium quantity will stay...
Chapter 7 Vocabulary Name: Match the term with the correct definition Income effect a trying to...
Chapter 7 Vocabulary Name: Match the term with the correct definition Income effect a trying to get the biggest bang for the buck. Utility maximizing rule b as the price of a good drops, consumers have more money to spend on it and other goods Consumer equilibrium The amount of satisfaction gained from consumption of goods and services. d shows the combinations of two items that can be purchased with a limited amount of money. Law of diminishing marginal utility...
If the demand for good decreases when income increases, the good is called an ().... If...
If the demand for good decreases when income increases, the good is called an ().... If the demand for good 1 goes up when the price of good 2 goes up, good 1 is (2...or If the demand for good 1 goes down when the price of good 2 goes up, good 1 is a (3 Increases in income m shift the constraint (4).. in a parallel manner, thereby enlarging the set and improving choice Decreases in income m shift...
33. A product that has a negative income elasticity of demand is a. a complement good....
33. A product that has a negative income elasticity of demand is a. a complement good. b. a normal good. c. a substitute good d. an inferior good. Suppose the Chicago Enforcers football team increases ticket prices by 10 percent and as a result the quantity of tickets demanded decreases by 7 percent. This response means that the demand for Enforcers tickets is a. unit clastic. b. elastic c. perfectly elastic. d. inelastic. 34. 35. When a market reaches allocative...
A good is considered normal when its income elasticity of demand is ___ and inferior when the...
A good is considered normal when its income elasticity of demand is ___ and inferior when the its income elasticity of demand is ___. Greater than zero, less than zero. Less than zero, greater than zero. Greater than one, less than one. Less than one, greater than one. If an increase in prices decreases total revenue in the short run, what will it do to total revenue in the long run? It will decrease total revenue in the long run. It...
Question 6: In General Equilibrium, we assume all economic agents are price takers. A monopolist, however,...
Question 6: In General Equilibrium, we assume all economic agents are price takers. A monopolist, however, is not a price taker. If the economy has a monopoly seller of some good, rather than a price taking seller of some good, which of the following is true? (a) The first fundamental theorem of welfare economics still holds (b) The equilibrium price will be equal to the marginal cost of producing the good (c) The allocation that is reached in equilibrium will...
1. If hot dogs are an inferior good, a decrease in income will cause the equilibrium price of hot dogs to rise a. True b. Fals dicale the answer choice that hest cmnletes the statement or answers the question. 2. If the demand curve for a good shifts leftward. a quantity demanded is less at each price. b. quantity demanded remains constant at each price. c. quantity demanded is greater at each price. d. demand is greater at each price....
QUESTION 23 When a good or service is a luxury, its price elasticity of demand tends to be Elastic Inelastic Unit Elastic Unknown QUESTION 24 A decrease in the price of a product that a firm sells will cause the demand for it to increase. True False QUESTION 25 Economic profits are equal to total revenues minus Only implicit costs Only explicit costs Implicit and explicit costs Marginal cost QUESTION 26
Section A Question 1 (a) For an inferior good, decompose the effect of a price rise into a substitution and income effect using the Slutsky decomposition approach. (10 marks) (b) Assume an individual has preferences represented by the fllowing utility function: U(X,Y) = 2x + Y. The price of good X is £3 and the price of good Y is £7. Show on a diagram where the optimal consumption of goods X and Y will be. (10 marks) (c) Suppose...
QUESTION 35 We would expect the income elasticity of demand for steak to be positive, and that for hamburger to be negative. True False QUESTION 36 What will happen to the equilibrium quantity and price of salmon in a competitive market when there is an equal decrease in demand and supply? Equilibrium quantity and price will both decrease. Equilibrium quantity will decrease and equilibrium price will stay the same. Equilibrium quantity and price will both increase. Equilibrium quantity will stay...
Chapter 7 Vocabulary Name: Match the term with the correct definition Income effect a trying to get the biggest bang for the buck. Utility maximizing rule b as the price of a good drops, consumers have more money to spend on it and other goods Consumer equilibrium The amount of satisfaction gained from consumption of goods and services. d shows the combinations of two items that can be purchased with a limited amount of money. Law of diminishing marginal utility...
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33. A product that has a negative income elasticity of demand is a. a complement good. b. a normal good. c. a substitute good d. an inferior good. Suppose the Chicago Enforcers football team increases ticket prices by 10 percent and as a result the quantity of tickets demanded decreases by 7 percent. This response means that the demand for Enforcers tickets is a. unit clastic. b. elastic c. perfectly elastic. d. inelastic. 34. 35. When a market reaches allocative...
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