The Figure Given Below Shows the Demand Curves for Five

question 17

Multiple Choice

The figure given below shows the demand curves for five products: A, B, C, D, and E.Figure 6.1

-Assume that due to unfavorable conditions in a prime honey-producing area, the price of honey increases by 50 percent. The quantity consumed of herbal tea declines immediately by 25 percent. Everything else held constant, the:

• A)cross-price elasticity of demand for herbal tea and honey is negative, and therefore the two goods are substitutes.
• B)cross-price elasticity of demand for herbal tea and honey is negative, and therefore the two goods are complements.
• C)cross-price elasticity of demand for herbal tea and honey is positive, and therefore the two goods are substitutes.
• D)cross-price elasticity of demand for herbal tea and honey is positive, and therefore the two goods are complements.
• E)cross-price elasticity of demand cannot be determined from the information provided.

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Definitions:

Synapse

The site where transmission of a nerve impulse from one nerve cell to another occurs; it includes the axon terminal, the synaptic cleft, and receptor sites in the membrane of the receiving cell.

Nerve Impulse

An electrical signal that travels along a nerve fiber, facilitating communication between neurons or between neurons and muscles.

Nerve Cell

Also known as a neuron, it is a cell in the nervous system that transmits information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells.

Myelin Sheath

A fatty layer that surrounds the axons of some nerve cells, speeding up electrical impulses.