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question 40

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As an oil refiner,you are able to produce $76 worth of unleaded gasoline from one barrel of Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude oil.Because of its lower sulfur content,you can produce $77 worth of unleaded gasoline from one barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude.
-Assuming you currently have 10,000 Bbls of WTI crude,the total benefits to you if you were to sell the 10,000 Bbls of WTI crude and use the proceeds to purchase and refine ANS crude is closest to:

• A)$730,600
• B)$770,000
• C)$771,400
• D)$773,908
• E)$775,000

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

An indicator that measures the impact on the quantity of a good demanded when there is a change in its price level.

Midpoint Method

A technique used to calculate elasticity by averaging the two points on a demand or supply curve and considering the percentage change from the average.

Price Elasticity

A measure of the sensitivity of demand for a product or service to a change in its price.

Elasticity of Demand

An evaluation of how sensitively the demanded amount of a product responds to changes in price.