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1
Airlines distinguish between _____ and _____ travelers by asking questions about _____
leisure; vacation; travel dates
business; professional; number of bags
leisure, business; method of payment
business; leisure; travel dates
2
If demand is elastic, a business can earn ____ revenue by ____ the product's price.
less; reducing
more; reducing
more; raising
3
With inelastic demand, prohibition may be extremely costly to enforce and generate increased incentives for violence
False
True
4
Unit taxes work best when applied to goods with _____ demand, thus placing the greater burden of the tax on _____
inelastic; sellers
elastic; sellers
elastic; buyers
inelastic; buyers
5
Imposing a unit tax on a product (such as the gas tax) will
always
cause the price to rise by the amount of the tax.
False
True
6
In S & D graph analysis, placing a commodity (unit) tax on a product causes demand to _____; or, supply to _____
shift left; shift left
shift left; shift right
shift right; shift left
shift right; shift right
7
The price of gasoline rises 20%, but consumption declines by just 5%. The coefficient of demand elasticity is:
equal to one
greater than one
less than one
8
For two demand or supply curves that cross each other, the steeper curve is more
inelastic
.
False
True
9
If a product's supply curve is elastic, an increase in demand will cause price to ______ and quantity to______.
increase a lot; increase a lot
remain unchanged; increase a little
increase a little; increase a lot
increase a lot; remain unchanged
10
Considering elasticity of demand, which product would be easiest for the government to prohibit (make illegal)?
meat
food
Wendy's Big Bacon Classic
cheeseburgers