The Demand for Food (A Broad Group)is More

question 58

Multiple Choice

The demand for food (a broad group) is more:

• A) elastic than the demand for beef (specific commodity).
• B) inelastic than the demand for beef (specific commodity).
• C) sensitive to price changes than the demand for beef.
• D) responsive to price changes than the demand for beef.

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Definitions:

Alkene

A hydrocarbon that contains at least one carbon-carbon double bond, characterized by the general formula CnH2n.

Heat Of Hydrogenation

The heat released during the addition of hydrogen to a double or triple bond in unsaturated hydrocarbons.

(E)-2-Pentene

An alkene that has the two largest groups on each end of the double bond in opposite directions, which is the trans configuration.

(Z)-2-Pentene

An alkene where the two largest groups on each side of the double bond are on the same side, resulting in a cis configuration.