The demand for school biology textbooks is inelastic. This happens because:
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The biology textbooks have substitutes
They are a luxury good
They are a necessity for biology class in school
They are really expensive
Question 2
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When the price of small dolls goes from 10$ to 12$, the quantity demanded decreases from 50 to 45. What is the price elasticity of demand?
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-0.5
-2
2
-1
Question 3
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Which of the following statements is false?
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When elasticity is greater than 1 it is a luxury good
When elasticity is between 0-1 it is a normal necessity
When elasticity is perfectly inelastic it is horizontal on a graph
Question 4
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Which of the following good is likely to have an inelastic demand?
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Pepsi
Water
Coca Cola
Chocolate
Question 5
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If product A has an elasticity of 1 and product B has an elasticity of 3.1, what can you tell about these goods?
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They are complements
They are substitutes
A is unit elastic and B is inelastic
A has less substitutes than B
Question 6
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Which of the following is not a reason why price elasticity of supply changes?
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Spare capacity
Flexibility of labor
Choice
Time
Question 7
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If the cross price elasticity of demand is negative than the good is [blank_start]complementary.[blank_end]
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complementary
Question 8
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If you have an inelastic product you should [blank_start]increase[blank_end] the price of the good.
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increase
Question 9
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The mayor of Bogota wants to increase the taxes on cigarettes so they could raise more revenue. The mayor believe that cigarettes are [blank_start]inelastic[blank_end] products.
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inelastic
Question 10
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The economic problem states that we have unlimited wants but we have limited resources.