If the Demand for Cigarettes Is Highly Inelastic, This Indicates

question 169

Multiple Choice

If the demand for cigarettes is highly inelastic, this indicates that

• A) higher cigarette prices will increase the demand for cigarettes.
• B) the price elasticity coefficient of cigarettes exceeds 1.
• C) the price elasticity coefficient of cigarettes equals 1.
• D) the quantity of cigarettes purchased by consumers is not very responsive to a change in the price of cigarettes.

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Definitions:

AVC

Average Variable Cost; the cost of variable inputs divided by the quantity of output produced.

AFC

Average Fixed Cost, which is the fixed costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced.

MC

Marginal Cost, the change in total cost that arises when the quantity produced is incremented by one unit.

ATC

Average Total Cost refers to the total cost per unit of output, calculated by dividing the total cost of production by the number of units produced.