The price of a new textbook is $60 in one year and $75 two years later, while the price of a used copy of the textbook increased from $25 to $37.50. The relative price of a new textbook
A) increased by 25 percent.
B) increased from 2.4 to 3.
C) decreased from 2.4 to 2.0.
D) decreased from 1.4 to 1.25
C
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The cross elasticity of demand between apples and oranges is defined as the
A) percentage change in the quantity of apples demanded divided by the percentage change in the price of oranges. B) price elasticity of demand for apples divided by the price elasticity of demand for oranges. C) percentage change in the quantity of apples demanded divided by the percentage change in the quantity of oranges demanded. D) change in the quantity of apples demanded divided by the change in the quantity of oranges demanded.
A change in wages creates a substitution and income effect on the quantity of labor supplied.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)