If Consumers Spend More Money on Coffee Than on Sugar,then

question 94

Multiple Choice

If consumers spend more money on coffee than on sugar,then the demand for a pound of coffee is probably _________________ than is the demand for a pound sugar of because ________________.

• A) less price elastic; coffee requires a larger portion of consumers' incomes.
• B) more price elastic; coffee requires a larger portion of consumers' incomes.
• C) less price elastic; people will take a longer time to adjust to the change in its price.
• D) more price elastic; people will take a longer time to adjust to the change in its price

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Definitions:

External Costs

Costs of a transaction or activity that affect parties who did not choose to incur that cost, often not reflected in the market price.

Social Cost

The total cost to society as a whole, including both private costs incurred by firms or individuals and external costs imposed on others.

Free Riders

A person who receives the benefit of a good without paying for it. Because it is often virtually impossible to restrict the consumption of public goods to those who pay, these goods are subject to free-rider problems.

Public Good

A commodity or service that is provided without profit to all members of a society, either by the government or a private individual or organization.