The price elasticity of demand for gasoline measures the:
a. responsiveness of gasoline producers to changes in the quality of gasoline.
b. responsiveness of customers to changes in the price of gasoline.
c. responsiveness of consumer preferences to changes in the quality of gasoline.
d. both a and c above.
b
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A shoe factory has an elasticity of supply of .5 as the price of shoes rises from $50 to $75. If the factory produced 100,000 shoes at a market price of $50, how many will be produced at the new price?
(A) 125,000 (B) 400,000 (C) 200,000 (D) 75,000
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Economic theory predicts that people make choices in a manner that
A) makes them well liked by others. B) makes them better off. C) reflects the fact that resources are unlimited. D) shows that they do not respond to monetary incentives.
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