A. inelastic; increase
B. elastic; increase
C. elastic, decrease
D. none of the above
Related Mcqs:
- Less demand in the economy may increase unemployment; this may lead to less spending which may reduce demand further. This is called ?
A. The upward accelerator
B. The downward multiplier
C. The upward PPF
D. The downward mpc - Suppose that the world price of tin is above the target (ceiling) price that is defined by an international commodity agreement. To move the world price toward the target price, a buffer stock agreement would require its buffer stock manager to ____ tin and an export quota agreement would require that member countries _________ their export of tin?
A. purchase; decrease
B. purchase; increase
C. sell; increase
D. sell; decrease - Suppose that at a price of Rs 30 per month there are 30000 subscribers to cable television in small Town. If small Town Cablevision raises its price Rs40 per month the number of subscribers will fall to 20000 Using the midpoint method for calculating the elasticity what is the price elasticity of demand for cable TV in Small Town ?
A. 1.4
B. 0.66
C. 0.75
D. 2.0 - Suppose that the demand curve for tin is highly inelastic. If the supply curve of tin decrease and increase cyclically along the demand curve for tin then in this market the size of the price fluctuation will be __________ the size of the quantity fluctuations?
A. relatively greater then
B. relatively less than
C. the same as
D. any of the above - Suppose the economy is initially in long-run equilibrium Then suppose there is an increase in military spending due to rising international tensions According to the model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply what happens to prices and output in the long run ?
A. Output falls; prices are unchanged from the initial value
B. Price fall; output is unchanged from its initial value
C. Output and the price level are unchanged from their initial values
D. Prices rise; output is unchanged from its initial value - Suppose the economy is initially in long-run equilibrium Then suppose there is an increase in military spending due to rising international tensions According to the model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply what happens to prices and output in the short run ?
A. Price fall; output rises
B. Price fall; output falls
C. Price rise; output fall
D. Price rise; output rise - The Phillips curve is an extension of the model of aggregate supply and aggregate demand because, in the short run, an increase in aggregate demand increase price and ?
A. decreases unemployment
B. decrease growth
C. increases unemployment
D. decreases inflation - If demand is linear (a straight line) then price elasticity of demand is ?
A. elastic in the upper portion and inelastic in the lower portion
B. inelastic in the upper portion and elastic in the lower portion
C. inelastic throughout
D. constant along the demand curve - The short run marginal cost curve cuts the short run total cost curve and short run average variable cost curve ?
A. At their lowest points
B. When they are declining
C. When they are increasing
D. When marginal revenue is zero - Policies to reduce unemployment by reducing union power, tax cuts, reductions in unemployment benefit and investment subsidies are examples of ?
A. Keynesian policies
B. Supply-side policies
C. Monetarist Policies
D. Classical policies
