Income elasticity of demand for concert tickets = % Change in demand for concert tickets/% Change in income
= 0.15/((240-200)/200)
= 0.15/0.2
= 0.75
Income elasticity of demand for bus rides = % Change in demand for bus rides/% Change in income
= -0.05/((240-200)/200)
= -0.05/0.2
= -0.25
When Judy's income increased from $200 to $240 a week, she increased her demand for concert...
Calculate the income elasticities of demand for the following: a. Income rises by 40 percent; demand decreases by 30 percent. Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places. If you are entering any negative numbers be sure to include a negative sign () in front of those numbers. Income elasticity of demand is b. Income rises from $40,000 to $50,000; demand decreases (at a constant price) from 17 to 14 Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places....
Sara's income is $20 a week. The price of popcorn is $5 a bag, and the price of a smoothie is $4. Popcorn (bags per week) 10- Calculate the equation for Sara's budget line. Qs is the quantity of smoothies and Qp is the quantity of popcorn. 8- A. Qp 41.25Qs B. Qp 4-0.8Qs = 6- C. Qp 80 20QS D. Qp 0.25-0.8Qs 4. Draw points to show the combination of smoothies and popcorn Sara buys when: 1) she uses...
9.When price increase from $43 to $49, quantity supplied increases from 220 units to 240 units. The price elasticity of supply in this price range is (use the Midpoint Formula): Multiple Choice a.0.3 b.0.67 c.1.5 d.3.33 10. When any change in price results in an infinite change in quantity demanded: Multiple Choice a.price elasticity of supply is zero. b.demand is perfectly elastic. c.demand is perfectly inelastic. d.price elasticity of supply is infinite. 12. Over a longer period of time: Multiple...
Helen Ming receives a travel allowance of $200 each week from her company for time away from home. If this allowance is taxable and she has a 10 percent income tax rate, what amount will she have to pay in taxes for this employee benefit? (Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Suppose the own price elasticity of demand for good X is -5, its income elasticity is 1, its advertising elasticity is 3, and the cross-price elasticity of demand between it and good Y is 4. Determine how much the consumption of this good will change if. Instructions: Enter your responses as percentages. Include a minus () sign for all negative answers. a. The price of good X decreases by 5 percent. b. The price of good Yincreases by 8 percent. c. Advertising decreases by...
Suppose the own price elasticity of demand for good X is -3, its income elasticity is 1, its advertising elasticity is 2, and the cross-price elasticity of demand between it and good Yis -4. Determine how much the consumption of this good will change if: Instructions: Enter your responses as percentages. Include a minus (-) sign for all negative answers. points a. The price of good X decreases by 5 percent. O percent eBook b. The price of good Yincreases...
Suppose the own price elasticity of demand for good X is -3, its income elasticity is 1, its advertising elasticity is 2, and the cross-price elasticity of demand between it and good Y is -4. Determine how much the consumption of this good will change if: 9.16 points Instructions: Enter your responses as percentages. Include a minus (-) sign for all negative answers. a. The price of good X decreases by 5 percent. 15 percent b. The price of good...
Suppose income increases by 25 peroent and, as a result, the quantity of a particular brand of automobile demanded (holding the price for this particular automobile constant) increases by 1 percent The income elasticity of demand for this brand of car is (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places and include a minus sign if appropriate This partioular brand of automobile is ain) In another example, suppose market research shows that a partioular brand of truck is a normal...
4. Here is a function that is either a demand function or a supply function (but not both): A change occurs so that the following function now represents the situation: We can conclude that (circle the appropriate conclusion on the answer sheet). a. demand has increased b. demand has decreased c. supply has increased d. supply has decreased e. quantity supplied has decreased f. quantity demanded has decreased g. quantity demanded has increased h. quantity supplied has increased 6. Circle...
1.) As the average hourly wage increases from $22 per hour to $28 per hour, the quantity demanded of Americano coffees increases from 3,000 to 3,450. What is the income elasticity of demand for Americano coffees? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Your answer may be a positive or negative number. Provide your answer below: $$ 2.) As the average hourly wage increases from $20 per hour to $23 per hour, the quantity demanded of mobile phones increases from...