If the Percentage Increase in Price Is 15 Percent and the Value

question 184

Multiple Choice

If the percentage increase in price is 15 percent and the value of the price elasticity of demand is -3, then quantity demanded

• A)will increase by 45 percent.
• B)will increase by 5 percent.
• C)will decrease by 45 percent.
• D)will decrease by 5 percent.

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Definitions:

Price Level

An index that measures the average of prices for goods and services in an economy over a period, often used to assess inflation or deflation.

Disposable Income

The leftover money for households to use in savings and for buying things, once income taxes have been considered.

Consumption Function

An economic formula that represents the relationship between total consumption and gross national income, indicating how changes in income affect spending.

Consumption Function

A financial equation that depicts the correlation between overall spending and gross national income.