ELASTICITY ASSIGNMENT TEST LATEST UPDATE

ELASTICITY ASSIGNMENT TEST LATEST UPDATE which of the following statements is true? - ANSWER a relationship exist s between slope and elasticity, but they are not the same thing. price elasticity of demand of -1.25 means that if the price increases by 1%, the quantity demanded will...by...% - ANSWER decrease, 1.25% price elasticity of demand of -1.25 means that if the price decreases by 10%, the quantity demanded will...by...% - ANSWER increase, 12.5% which of the following statements is true? - ANSWER - slope uses chang es in price and quantity - the elasticity calculation uses percentage changes in price and q uantity - a relationship exists between slope and elasticity, but they are not the sam e thing if the price elasticity of demand equals -4.55, the demand is: - ANSWER elas tic the...sign on...elasticity of demand indicates the inverse relationship th at exists between the price and the quantity demanded. - ANSWER negative, price - ANSWER - ANSWER ...is a measure of how responsive one variable is to a change in another variable. - ANSWER elasticity if the price elasticity of demand (|Ed|) equals 1.25, the demand is: - ANSWER elastic if |Ed| = 0.15, the demand is: - ANSWER inelastic (when |Ed| < 1, the demand is inelastic) the midpoint formula for price elasticity of demand - ANSWER the slope of a linear demand curve is the price change...by the change in quantit y demanded. - ANSWER divided - ANSWER price...of demand is a measure of how responsive the quantity demanded is to a change in price. - ANSWER elasticity if |Ed| = 0.25, the demand is: - ANSWER inelastic the...range of a linear demand curve is relatively more elastic. - ANSWER upper suppose that the quantity of umbrellas demanded for $8 is 2,500 unit s. The company's total revenue is $... - ANSWER $20000 - ANSWER when the product price falls from $90 to $80, the quantity demanded rises from 600 to 700 units. The...in this range is -1.50. - ANSWER price elasticity of dema nd note: slope is the change in price divided by the change in quantit y demanded if demand is inelastic, increasing prices will...total revenue. - ANSWER increa se note:when demand is inelastic, price changes and total revenue changes are positively related: they move in the same direction. demand is elastic, inelastic, or unit-elastic - ANSWER businesses are interested in the price elasticity of demand because: - ANSWER it allows them to estimate the potential changes in the quantity demanded associat ed with changes in the prices of their products. more elastic demand curve - ANSWER ...definition influences the # of substitutes. - ANSWER market when the product price falls from $40 to $30, the quantity demanded rises from 500 to 600 units. Using the simple formula, the price elasticity of demand in this ra nge is: - ANSWER -0.80 if demand is..., increasing prices will increase total revenue. - ANSWER inelastic