16.The passage of time increases the elasticity of demand formany goods because: time allows price to fluctuate
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16.The passage of time increases the elasticity of demand formany goods because:
time allows price to fluctuate so that consumers will get topick the price they like. | |
time allows people to discover more substitutes for goods. | |
time allows people to earn more income. | |
time allows people to produce more of the goods.
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17. If a state decided to place a tax on home heating oil, overtime:
demand would become more elastic and tax revenue woulddecline. | |
demand would become less elastic and tax revenue wouldincrease. | |
demand would become more elastic and tax revenue wouldincrease. | |
demand would become less elastic and tax revenue woulddecline. |
18. Identify the item most likely to be a luxury good among thefour mystery items:
Item A: price elasticity of demand = -2.3 | |
Item B: price elasticity of demand = -1.0 | |
Item C: price elasticity of demand = -0.8 | |
Item D: price elasticity of demand = -0.2 | |
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Microeconomics An Intuitive Approach with Calculus
ISBN: 978-0538453257
1st edition
Authors: Thomas Nechyba