A Firm Knows That Seneca's Income Elasticity of Demand for Hair

question 83

Multiple Choice

A firm knows that Seneca's income elasticity of demand for hair ties is 5; for Janelle,it is 0.2.A firm can reason that a hair tie is a(n) ________ good for Seneca while it is a(n) ________ good for Janelle.

• A) normal; inferior
• B) complement; substitute
• C) necessity; luxury
• D) inferior; normal
• E) luxury; necessity

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Definitions:

Division of Labour

The division of labour refers to the allocation of different parts of a manufacturing process or task to different individuals in order to improve efficiency.

Deskilling

Refers to the process by which work tasks are broken into simple routines requiring little training to perform. Deskilling is usually accompanied by the use of machinery to replace labour wherever possible and increased management control over workers.

Scientific Management

Developed in the 1910s by Frederick W. Taylor, is a system for improving productivity. After analyzing the movements of workers as they did their jobs, Taylor trained them to eliminate unnecessary actions. This technique is also known as Taylorism.

Productivity

A measure of the efficiency of production, often quantified as the ratio of inputs to outputs in economic terms.