If the Price of Pepsi-Cola Increases from 50 Cents to 60

question 177

Multiple Choice

If the price of Pepsi-Cola increases from 50 cents to 60 cents per can and the quantity demanded decreases from 100 cans to 50 cans, then the Pepsi-Cola Company could increase its total revenue by

• A) lowering price.
• B) decreasing quantity supplied.
• C) leaving price the same.
• D) raising price.
• E) decreasing supply.

Understand the role and influence of economists and economic advisory bodies in government policy.

Identify the types of graphs used in economics and understand their applications.

Acknowledge the reasons for disagreement among economists and the diversity of economic thought.

Grasp the significance of economic data evaluation in forming policy decisions.

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Definitions:

Scales of Measurement

A classification that describes the nature of information within the values assigned to variables in statistical analysis.

Ordinal

Relating to a categorical ranking in which the order of the values is significant, but the difference between them is not uniformly spaced.

Census

A complete enumeration or count of a population at a set point in time, gathering various demographic, social, and economic information.