Question 1

If a supply curve is perfectly vertical, what is the value of the price elasticity of supply?

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Question 2

Suppose a freeze in Florida significantly reduces the supply of oranges this year. As a result, would you expect the total revenue from the sale of orange juice to rise or fall? Explain.

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Question 3

Scenario 5-8
Consider the markets for mobile and landline telephone service. Suppose that when the average income of residents of Plainville is $55,000 per year, the quantity demanded of landline telephone service is 12,500 and the quantity demanded of mobile service is 28,000. Suppose that when the price of mobile service rises from $100 to $120 per month, the quantity demanded of landline service decreases to 11,000. Suppose also that when the average income increases to $60,000, the quantity demanded of mobile service increases to 33,000.
-Refer to Scenario 5-8. Using the midpoint method, what is the cross price elasticity of demand for landline and mobile service?

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Consider the markets for mobile and...

Question 4

With regard to elasticity, as a firm nears its production capacity, supply becomes more

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Question 5

Scenario 5-8
Consider the markets for mobile and landline telephone service. Suppose that when the average income of residents of Plainville is $55,000 per year, the quantity demanded of landline telephone service is 12,500 and the quantity demanded of mobile service is 28,000. Suppose that when the price of mobile service rises from $100 to $120 per month, the quantity demanded of landline service decreases to 11,000. Suppose also that when the average income increases to $60,000, the quantity demanded of mobile service increases to 33,000.
-Refer to Scenario 5-8. Considering the cross price elasticity of demand for mobile and landline telephone service, is the cross price elasticity of demand positive or negative and do the consumers of Plainville regard these goods as substitutes or complements?

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Consider the markets for mobile and...

Question 6

If a supply curve is perfectly horizontal, what is the value of the price elasticity of supply?

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Question 7

Figure 5-21 
-Refer to Figure 5-21. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between $15 and $25?

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-Refer to Figure 5-21. Using...

Question 8

Scenario 5-8
Consider the markets for mobile and landline telephone service. Suppose that when the average income of residents of Plainville is $55,000 per year, the quantity demanded of landline telephone service is 12,500 and the quantity demanded of mobile service is 28,000. Suppose that when the price of mobile service rises from $100 to $120 per month, the quantity demanded of landline service decreases to 11,000. Suppose also that when the average income increases to $60,000, the quantity demanded of mobile service increases to 33,000.
-Refer to Scenario 5-8. Using the midpoint method, what is the income elasticity of demand for mobile service?

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The answer of Scenario 5-8
Consider the markets for mobile and...

Question 9

If the quantity supplied is exactly the same regardless of the price, supply is

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Question 10

Figure 5-21 
-Refer to Figure 5-21. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between $5 and $15?

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-Refer to Figure 5-21. Using...

Question 11

Figure 5-21 
-Refer to Figure 5-21. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between $25 and $35?

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-Refer to Figure 5-21. Using...

Question 12

Suppose a farmer knows that he will be able to harvest and sell 3,000 bushels of wheat. Would he prefer a market in which conditions are favorable and most farmers harvest large crops or a market in which conditions are unfavorable and many farmers harvest small crops? Why?

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Question 13

With regard to elasticity, if a firm has a longer time to adjust to a price increase, supply will be more

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Question 14

In the short run, as compared to the long run, both the price elasticity of demand and the price elasticity of supply tend to be more

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Quiz 5: Elasticity and Its Application

If a supply curve is perfectly vertical, what is the value of the price elasticity of supply?

Suppose a freeze in Florida significantly reduces the supply of oranges this year. As a result, would you expect the total revenue from the sale of orange juice to rise or fall? Explain.

With regard to elasticity, as a firm nears its production capacity, supply becomes more

If a supply curve is perfectly horizontal, what is the value of the price elasticity of supply?

Figure 5-21 -Refer to Figure 5-21. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between $15 and $25?

If the quantity supplied is exactly the same regardless of the price, supply is

Figure 5-21 -Refer to Figure 5-21. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between $5 and $15?

Figure 5-21 -Refer to Figure 5-21. Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of supply between $25 and $35?

Suppose a farmer knows that he will be able to harvest and sell 3,000 bushels of wheat. Would he prefer a market in which conditions are favorable and most farmers harvest large crops or a market in which conditions are unfavorable and many farmers harvest small crops? Why?

With regard to elasticity, if a firm has a longer time to adjust to a price increase, supply will be more

In the short run, as compared to the long run, both the price elasticity of demand and the price elasticity of supply tend to be more