A Restaurant Manager Has Estimated That the Price Elasticity of Demand

question 288

Multiple Choice

A restaurant manager has estimated that the price elasticity of demand for meals is 2. If the restaurant increases menu prices by 5%, she can expect the number of meals sold to decrease by _____ and total revenue to _____.

• A) 10%; increase
• B) 5%; stay constant
• C) 10%; fall
• D) 2.5%; fall

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Definitions:

Technological Change

The overall process of invention, innovation, and diffusion of technology or processes.

Future Cash Flows

Estimated future financial transactions that a company expects to receive or pay out.

Fair Value

An estimate of the price at which an asset or liability could be traded in a fair transaction between willing parties, other than in a liquidation.

Straight-Line Depreciation

A method for allocating the financial value of a tangible asset through its lifespan in even yearly payments.