If the Price Elasticity of Demand for a Good Is

question 117

Multiple Choice

If the price elasticity of demand for a good is 1,then a 3 percent decrease in price results in a

• A)0.1 percent increase in the quantity demanded.
• B)1 percent increase in the quantity demanded.
• C)3 percent increase in the quantity demanded.
• D)4 percent increase in the quantity demanded.

Identify the phases of the business cycle, including peak, trough, recovery, and recession.

Distinguish between different types of unemployment (frictional, structural, cyclical).

Learn how the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is calculated and its importance in measuring inflation.

Recognize how inflation affects purchasing power and the real value of money.

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Definitions:

Constant Costs

Occur when the cost of producing an additional unit of a good does not change as the scale of production increases or decreases.

Inferior Good

A type of good for which demand decreases as the consumer's income rises, reversing the typical behavior observed with normal goods.

Long-run Equilibrium

A state in which economic forces such as supply and demand are balanced and in the context of production, firms are operating at an efficient scale.

Decreasing-cost Industry

An industry in which production costs fall as the industry expands, often due to economies of scale or technological improvements.