If the Slope of a Demand Curve Is Equal to -0.1

question 179

Multiple Choice

If the slope of a demand curve is equal to -0.1 then

• A)demand is inelastic.
• B)we don't know whether the demand is elastic or inelastic.
• C)the demand is elastic at low prices and inelastic at high prices.
• D)as price increases by 10 percent quantity demanded decreases by 1 percent.

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Definitions:

Activity Rates

These are the costs assigned to work based on the activities required to complete a job or task.

Batches

Groups of items or goods processed or produced together within a specified time frame in manufacturing or production.

Product Margins

The difference between the selling price of a product and the cost of goods sold, representing the profit made on each product.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing methodology that assigns overhead and indirect costs to specific activities, improving the accuracy of product and service costing.