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a. The demand for cars increases during times of rising incomes.
Answer: The income elasticity of demand for car with respect to changes in income is positive.
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b. The demand for hot dog buns rises when hot dog prices fall.
Answer: The price elasticity of demand for hot dog buns with respect to changes in the price of hot dogs is negative.
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c. The demand for Apple iPad Minis falls when the price of Samsung Galaxy Tabs falls.
Answer: The cross-price elasticity of demand for Apple iPad Minis with respect to changes in Samsung Galaxy Tabs prices is positive.
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d. Pablo Picaso's most famous painting, Guernica, is housed in the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, and is not for sale at any price.
Answer: The price elasticity of supply of Pablo Picaso's most famous painting, Guernica, with respect to changes in its price is zero.
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e. The demand for ramen noodles rises during a time of severe recession and falling income.
Answer: The income elasticity of demand for ramen noodles with respect to changes in income is negative.
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Question 14 1 pts If the price elasticity of supply was calculated as 0.40 for a product and the price increases by 12%, what would happen to the quantity supplied? O Quantity supplied would increase by 8%. O Quantity supplied would increase by 6.3%. O Quantity supplied would increase by 4.8%. Question 15 1 pts As we move along a typical negatively sloping, linear demand curve O the elasticity is constant. it results in elasticity and slope being the same....
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