When Hamburger Is $3 Per Pound,Ms

question 245

Multiple Choice

When hamburger is $3 per pound,Ms.Rush buys 6 pounds.When hamburger is $2 per pound,Ms.Rush buys 10 pounds.Describe Ms.Rush's demand between these two prices.

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

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Profits

The financial gain achieved when the revenues from business operations exceed the expenses, costs, and taxes involved in sustaining the operation.

Opportunity Costs

The value of the best alternative that is foregone when a different option is chosen.

Special Order

A one-time order that is not considered part of the company’s normal ongoing business.

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The maximum output that a business can produce in a given period with available resources.