Holding Everything Else Constant, the Absolute Value of the Price

question 184

Multiple Choice

Holding everything else constant, the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand for Saucony tennis shoes is ________ the price elasticity of demand for tennis shoes.

• A) less than
• B) equal to
• C) twice as great as
• D) greater than

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Definitions:

Effective (Annualized) Yield

A calculation of the annual return on an investment, taking into account the effect of compounding interest.

Consumer Price Index

An index that measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.

Effective Annualized Rate

The interest rate on an investment or loan on an annual basis, taking compounding into account.

Inflation

The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, eroding purchasing power.