Gorgias Was a Sophist

question 45

True/False

Gorgias was a Sophist.

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Definitions:

Income Elasticity

A measure of how the demand for a good or service changes in response to changes in consumer income.

Homothetic Preferences

A situation in consumer theory where a consumer's preference structure can be represented by a utility function that is proportionally scalable.

Engel Curve

A graphical representation that shows the relationship between income and the demand for a good or service, keeping all other factors constant.

Utility Function

A mathematical representation of how a consumer ranks different baskets of goods according to their level of satisfaction.