The Income Elasticity of Demand for Vacations Is 5

question 506

Multiple Choice

The income elasticity of demand for vacations is 5. If incomes increase by 3 percent next year, the quantity of vacations demanded at today's price will increase by ________ percent.

• A) 3
• B) 5/3
• C) 15
• D) 5

Examine the impact of the transportation revolution on American society between 1815 and 1860.

Discuss the various attitudes of Americans toward progress during the period from 1815 to 1860.

Understand the differences between gradualists and immediatists in terms of beliefs, constituencies, and policies.

Discuss the role of women within the family and within American society in the mid-nineteenth century.

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