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1- Which of the following would be expected to cause a decrease in the supply of

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Question

1- Which of the following would be expected to cause a decrease in the supply of apples?

Answer




an increase in the prices of the inputs used to make apples

a cost-reducing change in the technology of producing apples

a decrease in the price of apples

both (a) and (c)

none of the above


2- The demand for textbooks is Q = 200 - P + 25U - 50Pbeer. Assume that the unemployment rate U is 8 and the price of beer Pbeer is $2. When the average price of a textbook is P = $100, the cross price elasticity of demand with respect to beer is

Answer

-2.0

-1.0

-0.5

5.0

-50


A.

an increase in the prices of the inputs used to make apples

B.

a cost-reducing change in the technology of producing apples

C.

a decrease in the price of apples

D.

both (a) and (c)

E.

none of the above


2- The demand for textbooks is Q = 200 - P + 25U - 50Pbeer. Assume that the unemployment rate U is 8 and the price of beer Pbeer is $2. When the average price of a textbook is P = $100, the cross price elasticity of demand with respect to beer is

Answer

-2.0

-1.0

-0.5

5.0

-50


Explanation / Answer

(1) Answer:both (a) and (c)


(2) -0.5