If Tolls on a Toll Road Can Be Raised Significantly

question 147

Multiple Choice

If tolls on a toll road can be raised significantly before commuters will consider using a free alternative, demand for using the toll road must be

• A)inelastic.
• B)elastic.
• C)unit elastic.
• D)perfectly elastic.

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Definitions:

Change in Output

This refers to the variation in the quantity of goods or services produced by a company or economy over a certain period.

Law of Diminishing Returns

An economic principle stating that if one input in the production of a product is increased while other inputs are held constant, a point will eventually be reached at which additions of the input yield progressively smaller, or diminishing, increases in output.

Marginal Returns

The additional output gained by adding one more unit of a specific input, assuming all other inputs remain constant.

Total Returns

The complete return on an investment over a given time period, including both capital gains and dividends or interest.