Suppose You Are the Manager of a Local Water Company

question 149

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are the manager of a local water company, and you are instructed to get consumers to reduce their water consumption by 10 percent. If the price elasticity of demand for water is 0.25, by how much would you have to raise the price of water?

• A) 10 percent
• B) 25 percent
• C) 40 percent
• D) 100 percent

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Definitions:

Cash Flows

The sum of funds being moved in and out of a company, particularly influencing its ability to meet short-term obligations.

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting used in any given jurisdiction.

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards, a set of accounting rules and standards that define how transactions and other accounting events should be reported in financial statements. They are designed to be globally consistent to enhance international comparability and quality of financial statements.

Cash Flow Reporting

A financial statement that shows how changes in balance sheet accounts and income affect cash and cash equivalents, breaking the analysis down to operating, investing, and financing activities.