Ashley Is an Attorney and Also an Excellent Typist

question 137

Multiple Choice

Ashley is an attorney and also an excellent typist. She can type 120 words per minute, but she charges attorney fees at $100 per hour. Benjamin would like some typing work but can only type 60 words per minute. According to the law of comparative advantage, Ashley should hire Benjamin to do her typing if and only if his wage rate is less than

• A) $10 per hour.
• B) $50 per hour.
• C) $60 per hour.
• D) $100 per hour.

---

Definitions:

Cross-Price Elasticity

A measure used in economics to show how the quantity demanded of one good changes in response to a change in the price of another good.

Inferior Goods

Goods for which demand decreases as the income of the consumer increases, opposite to normal goods.

Normal Goods

Goods for which demand increases as consumers' income increases, holding all other factors constant.

Cross-Price Elasticity

A measure of how the quantity demanded of one good changes in response to a price change of another good.