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The proportion of income allocated to a particular good or service is a determinant of

the price elasticity of demand

If quantity supplied by producers is relatively responsive to price changes, supply is relatively price

elastic

Which of the following products are targeted by government legislatures for increased excise taxes? (More than 1 answer)

-Toothpaste
-Liquor
-Cigarettes
-Gasoline

-Liquor
-Cigarettes
-Gasoline

Which of the following goods and services would most likely exhibit an inelastic price elasticity of demand? (More than one answer)

-Auto repairs
-Beef
-Medical Care
-Milk
-Dining Out

-Auto repairs
-Medical Care
-Milk

Total revenue is calculated by _________ the product price by the quantity sold

Multiplying

The midpoint formula for calculating elasticity ________ the two prices and the two quantities

Averages

Luxuries vs. _________ is one of the determinants of the price elasticity of demand

Necessities

What are some arguments in favor of legalizing illegal drugs? (More than 1 answer)

-Legalization would reduce drug trafficking
-It would make drug use more socially acceptable and increase the demand for cocaine and heroin
-Drugs should by treated like alcohol and regulated for purity
-The current war on drugs has been unsuccessful

-Legalization would reduce drug trafficking
-Drugs should by treated like alcohol and regulated for purity
-The current war on drugs has been unsuccessful

What is the term that indicates the total amount the seller receives for the sale of a product in a particular time period?

Total Revenue

The price elasticity of demand and ______ revenue are inversely related

total

_____ is the ease of switching from one good to another

Substitutability

What is the name of the formula used to accurately calculate the price elasticity of demand?

Midpoint Formula

The passage of _______ involved in making a decision is one determinant of price elasticity of demand

Time

Which of the following reasons explains the high prices of antiques? (More than 1 answer)

-Strong Demand
-Perfectly Inelastic Supply
-High Elastic Supply
-Limited supply
-Highly inelastic supply

-Strong Demand
-Limited supply
-Highly inelastic supply

The price elasticity of demand for most farm products is relatively price ________

Inelastic

When demand is relatively price ________, a price decrease will increase total revnue

Elastic

Which of the following are the main sources of gold price fluctuations? (More than 1 answer)

-Highly elastic supply
-Highly elastic demand
-Highly inelastic supply
-Perfectly elastic demand
-Shifts in Demand

-Highly inelastic supply
-Shifts in Demand

Restaurant meals, filet mignon, and Cadillacs, are all examples of goods that exhibit relatively price _________ demand

Elastic

If the price elasticity of demand is unit elastic and price changes, total revenue will:

Stay constant

With a unit elastic demand, when price changes, total revenue ___________

stays constant

A small percentage in quantity demanded divided by a larger percentage in price price results in a relatively price ___________ demand

Inelastic

When the price elasticity is relatively price inelastic, a price increase will have what effect on total revenue?

Total Revenue will rise

Because of the limited, highly _________ supply of gold, small changes in demand produce large changes in price

Inelastic

When demand is elastic, the coefficient of price elasticity of demand will be

greater than 1

Which of the following would be characteristics of a good with relatively elastic demand? (More than 1 answer)

-High-priced good relative to income
-Luxury
-Low-priced good relative to income
-Necessity
-Few Substitutes

-High-priced good relative to income
-Luxury

When the time period under consideration is longer, product demand is generally more __________

Elastic

Demand is relatively price __________ when price and total revenue move in the same direction

Inelastic

The __________ ____________ of demand measures the responsiveness/sensitivity of consumers to a price change

price; elasticity

What are some arguments against legalizing illegal drugs? (More than 1 answer)

-The associated costs of the wart on drugs have decreased significantly
-Overall demand for cocaine and heroin is more elastic than proponents think
-Removal of legal prohibitions against using drugs might make drugs more socially acceptable
-The associated costs of the war on drugs have increase significantly

-Overall demand for cocaine and heroin is more elastic than proponents think
-Removal of legal prohibitions against using drugs might make drugs more socially acceptable

When a small change in price causes quantity to increase from zero to all that buyers can obtain, the price elasticity of demand is consdiered

perfectly elastic

Without subsidies, increases in the quantities of farm products would tend to ___________ the total revenue of farmers

decrease

Since price and quantity demanded are inversely related, the price elasticity of demand coefficient would always be a __________ number

negative

If the percentage change in quantity demanded is less than the percentage change in price, then the price elasticity of demand is _________

inelastic

Price elasticity less than 1 is

inelastic

All of the following goods would likely exhibit relatively price inelastic demand, except?

Milk, Automobiles, Insulin, Gasoline, Electricity

Automobiles

When an increase/decrease in price does not change total revenue, demand is ________ elastic

unit

When demand is relatively price elastic, total revenues will _______ when price decreases

Increase

The price of elasticity of supply is more ____________ in the long run, than in the short run

elastic

_________ in price when a product is relatively price elastic will lead to a decrease in total revenue

An increase

As you move from higher to lower prices, the price elasticity of demand __________

declines

Because gold production is a costly and time-consuming process, the ________ of gold is:

Supply

Price elasticity of a luxury is _________

greater than one

Regardless of the degree of elasticity, price and total revenue always move together in the same direction when discussing the price elasticity of _______________

supply

When the price elasticity coefficient is equal to infinity, the product exhibits ___________ demand

perfectly elastic

The percentage change in quantity supplied divided by the percentage change in price measures the price elasticity of _________

supply

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