Inelastic demand - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

normative statement an opinion that cannot be confirmed by referencing facts positive statement a statement that can be proved by referencing facts why are economic models used? theories cannot be tested in a controlled environment the basic economic problem scarcity - consumer wants are always greater than available resources opportunity cost the next best alternative foregone factors of production resources used by a firm in production list and define the factors of production lab...

ECON 101 Week 3 Quiz Winter 2024 Already passed;AMU Question 1 10 / 10 points Demand is price inelastic if: the price of the good responds slightly to a quantity change. the demand curve shifts very little when a demand shifter changes. the percentage change in quantity demanded is relatively small in response to a relatively large percentage change in price. all of the above are true. Question 2 10 / 10 points If the absolute value of price elasticity is greater than 1, thi...

How are payroll taxes assessed in the US, given that labor supply is relatively more inelastic than demand? What's the incidence of the tax? Can the burden be shifted to the firms? Correct Answer-As labor supply is relatively more inelastic than labor demand, workers will bear a greater percentage of payroll taxes than employers regardless of how the law stipulates the amount be split. Most estimates suggest that workers in the United States bear about 80 to 85 percent of payroll taxes. Again, ...

Define elasticity: Correct Answer-A dimensionless measure of sensitivity or responsiveness. EX: How responsive is the quantity of oil demanded to a change in the price of oil? Define the price elasticity of demand: Correct Answer-A measure of the responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price. More responsive equals more elastic. Price elasticity of demand = percentage change in quantity demanded / percentage change in price. Define the price elasticity of supply: Correct Answ...

What is Foreign Direct Investment? - direct investment in, control over, and management of value-added activities in other countries A production function expresses the relationship between: - Quantity of resource inputs and product/service outputs. Which statement is true about productivity? - The value of the marginal product of labor equals wage in a competitive firm. quantity demanded vs. demand - Quantity demanded is the amount consumers are able and willing to purchase at each speci...

Internal/External Factors of Price - Answer-Internal Factors of Price: 1. Marketing Objective 2. Marketing Mix Strategy 3. Cost External Factors of Price: 1. Demand for your product. 2. Competition 3. Economy Price Elasticity - Answer-Elastic - Consumers buy more or less of a product when the price changes Inelastic- An increase or decrease in price will not significantly affect demand What happens to price/revenue when the demand is elastic/inelastic - Answer-Demand is... Pr...

ECS1501 ASSESSMENT 6 2024 Producers are interested in the price elasticity of the demand for their product because it indicates what will happen to their total revenue (= P x Q) when the price of the product changes. Note, you will lose 50% of the mark for this question if you choose the incorrect option. If you are not sure about the answer and do not want to guess, choose the “Unsure” option. You will neither receive marks for the question nor will you lose marks for choosing this op...

Elasticity Ans: A measure of how much one economic variable responds to changes in another economic variable. Price elasticity of demand Ans: The responsiveness of the quantity demanded to a change in price, measured by dividing the percentage change in the quantity demanded of a product by the percentage change in the product's price. Equation for Measuring the Price Elasticity of Demand Ans: (Percentage change in quantity demanded) / (Percentage Change in Price) Price Elasticity o...

ECN FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND REVISED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT 2024/2025 LATEST UPDATE ALREADY PASSED A price-discriminating monopolist will charge a higher price to individuals whose demand is: (a) more inelastic. (b) more elastic. (c) unit elastic. (d) unit inelastic. - Answer- (a) more inelastic. Because a monopolistic competitor has some monopoly power, advertising to increase that monopoly power makes sense as long as: (a) the marginal benefit of advertising is positive. (b) the ma...

Utilization of health care is often the starting point for studies into the need and/or demand for health care because A.the concepts are interchangeable and utilization is easiest to measure. B.demand and utilization are equal and need is unobservable. C.demand and utilization are similar and utilization is easy to measure. D.utilization is observable and offers information on demand and need. o :# D.utilization is observable and offers information on demand and need. Evidence indicates...