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A. Why do governments raise taxes on cigarettes and alcohol to raise government revenues?

B- What changes do you make to your demand for gasoline when the prices start to climb up?

C- Would you want to own a business that sells price-elastic products or price-inelastic products? Why?

D. Let us say the price of widgets is $1.00. At this price, consumers demand 10 widgets. Now the widget seller increases the price to $1.50. At this new higher price, quantity demanded falls to 9 widgets. Are widgets elastic or inelastic? Please show your work.

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A- Think of another good that you have purchased recently Be specific (e.g. is it breakfast cereal in general or Cheerios cereal specifically). If the price of this item increases, how would this affect the quantity of the good that you consume? Is the Demand for this good Price elastic or Price inelastic? Justify your classification by talking about the determinants of elasticity as they apply to this product. Say price is on the rise for this product and you are the manager of a store, would you be thrilled to be selling this product? Under what circumstances would you want to own a business that sells this product? In other words, how does an increase in price for this good affect your Total Revenue? Using specific examples, relate the concepts of Cross Elasticity and Income Elasticity to this product.

B- What changes do you make to your demand for gasoline when the prices start to climb up?

C- Would you want to own a business that sells price-elastic products or price-inelastic products? Why?

You just opened a flower shop and are trying to understand pricing issues. You were told that elasticities are very important in determining prices and what products to supply, so you decide to investigate this concept. You call your friend, an economics professor, and ask, "What is the price elasticity of demand? What determines it? What is elastic and inelastic demand?" To really understand it, compute the following price elasticities of demand: The price of a laptop increases by 20% and there is a 40% drop in the quantity demanded. The price of a pack of cigarettes increases by 10% and there is a 5% drop in the quantity demanded. Of the above examples, which is more elastic, and which is the least elastic? Why? Answer the following questions: Why is elasticity an important concept for a business? Bridge tolls Beachfront properties Gourmet coffee Gasoline Cell phones Now that you are an expert on elasticities, what do you think would be the best time of year to raise prices of flowers, and why? What do you think the elasticities are in the flower business?

1. Clothing retailers often use sales, where some or all products are sold at a discount price, to increase revenue. What does this suggest about the price elasticity of demand for retail clothing?

A) It is elastic.

B) It is inelastic.

C) It is unit elastic.

D) This tells us nothing about elasticity.

2. If demand is inelastic, then increasing price will do what to revenue?

A) It is impossible to say.

B) Decrease

C) Increase

D) Nothing will happen to revenue.

3. If P increases from 200 to 202 and Qd decreases from 50 to 49, what is the price elasticity of demand? ___

4. If elasticity (i.e. price elasticity of demand) is -3, a 1.5% increase in price would lead to what change in quantity demanded?

A) a decrease of 3%

B) a decrease of 4.5%

C) an increase of 1.5%

D) an increase of 3%

5. If you know that the demand curve is given by: Q = 20-2P What is the price elasticity of demand if P = 4?

A) -0.666

B) -0.33

C) -1.33

D) -1.66

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