If two goods have a cross elasticity of demand of -2, then when the price of one good increases, the demand curve of the other good
A) shifts rightward.
B) shifts leftward.
C) remains unchanged and the supply curve also remains unchanged.
D) might shift rightward, leftward, or remain unchanged.
E) remains unchanged but the supply curve shifts leftward.
B
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A) external costs and external benefits. B) marginal cost and marginal benefits. C) producer surplus and consumer surplus. D) efficiency and fairness. E) deadweight loss and producer/consumer surplus.
According to the 2007/2008 United Nations Human Development Report, the Gini ratio for Portugal is 38.5, Norway is 25.8, the United States is 40.8, and Russia is 39.9. Which of these four countries has the lowest level of income equality?
A) Portugal B) United States C) Norway D) Russia