The Estimated Demand for a Good Is $\hat { Q } = 4,800 - 16 P - 0.65 M - 1.5 P _ { R }$

question 26

Multiple Choice

The estimated demand for a good is $\hat { Q } = 4,800 - 16 P - 0.65 M - 1.5 P _ { R }$ where Q is the quantity demanded of the good,P is the price of the good,M is income,and $P _ { R }$ is the price of related good R.If income decreases by $2,000,all else constant,quantity demanded will ________ by _________ units.

• A)increase; 1.30 units
• B)decrease; 6.5 units
• C)increase; 1,300 units
• D)decrease; 65 units

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue Curve

A graph that displays how additional revenue is affected by the sale of one more unit of a product or service.

Downsloping

describes a trend or curve that goes downward, often used in economics to describe demand curves where price decreases lead to an increase in quantity demanded.

Economic Profits

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Normal Profits

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