If the Price of Gasoline Fell from $2

question 226

Multiple Choice

If the price of gasoline fell from $2.95 to $2.85 per gallon, your expenditure on gasoline would increase if your price elasticity of demand for gasoline equals

• A) 1.1.
• B) 1.0.
• C) 0.9.
• D) Total revenue would increase at all of the above elasticities.

Understand the properties of a "perfect" voting system as proposed by Kenneth Arrow and identify voting systems that fail to meet these criteria.

Evaluate the consequences of the Condorcet Paradox in voting and social choice contexts.

Recognize the impact of voter preferences and behavior on election outcomes and decision-making processes.

Understand the concept of transitivity in individual preferences and its relevance in social choice and decision-making.

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