A. infinite
B. Zero
C. less than 1
D. none of these
E. greater than 1
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - If a fisher must sell all of his daily catch before it spoils for whatever price he is offered once the fish are caught the fisherman’s price elasticity of supply for fresh fish is ?
A. zero
B. infinite
C. one
D. unable to be determined form this information - Suppose that the supply curve of tin is highly inelastic. If the demand curve of tin decrease and increase cyclically along the supply curve of tin, then in this market the size of the quantity fluctuation will bathe size of the price fluctuations ?
A. relatively greater than
B. relatively less than
C. the same as
D. Any of the above - An increase in price from 25 pence to 30 pence leads to an increase in the quantity supplied from 40 units to 44 units. The price elasticity of supply is ?
A. +2
B. +0.5
C. -2
D. -0.5 - The price elasticity of supply is +4 The price increases by 15% sales were originally 200 units What will they be now ?
A. 80 units
B. 320 units
C. 60 units
D. 120 units - Because supply and demand conditions for primary products are very price inelastic their prices ?
A. have been steadily rising in recent decades
B. have been more stable than the prices of manufactured goods
C. fluctuate about as much as the prices of manufactured goods
D. tend to be very unstable from year to year - 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 - Since the supply of undeveloped land is relatively inelastic a tax on undeveloped land would generate ?
A. a small deadweight loss and the burden of the tax would fall on the renter
B. a large deadweight loss and the burden of the tax would fall on the landlora
C. a large deadweight loss and the burden of the tax would fall on the renter.
D. a small deadweight loss and the burden of the tax would fall on the landlord - An increase in aggregate demand if aggregate supply is totally inelastic will ?
A. increase price but not output
B. increase output but not price
C. increase output and price
D. decrease output and price - If the Supply of loanable funds is very inelastic (steep) Which policy would likely increase saving and investment the most ?
A. a reduction in the budget deficit
B. an increase in the budget deficit
C. an investment tax credit
D. None of the above
