A Newspaper Story on the Effect of Higher Milk Prices

question 113

Multiple Choice

A newspaper story on the effect of higher milk prices on the market for ice cream contained
The following:
"As a result [of the increase in milk prices],retail prices for ice cream are up 4 percent from last year....And ice cream consumption is down 3 percent."
Source: John Curran,"Ice Cream,They Scream: Milk Fat Costs Drive Up Ice Cream Prices," Associated Press,July 23,2001.
Based on the information given,what is the price elasticity of demand for ice cream?

• A)0.75 (in absolute value)
• B)1.33 (in absolute value)
• C)12%
• D)We do not have enough information to calculate the elasticity.

Understand the impact of income changes on the quantity demanded of goods.

Interpret the implications of specific utility functions (e.g., min, max) on consumption decisions.

Evaluate how changes in wages affect labor supply decisions.

Analyze consumption choices under unique preference structures (e.g., kinky indifference curves).

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