As we move upward along a linear demand curve, the price elasticity of the demand:
A. increases.
B. decreases.
C. remains the same.
D. increases up to the midpoint and then decreases.
Answer: A
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When referring to "marginal" changes, the economic focus is on
A) changes which affect only a few people or products. B) large changes on the low end. C) small or incremental changes. D) graduated changes on the high end.
Assume that the state of Missouri decided to place a tariff on every product produced outside the state in an effort to increase the state's revenue and increase employment in the state. If Missouri did so,
A) the prices of goods imported into Missouri would fall. B) the state's total output would definitely increase. C) the standard of living within Missouri would decrease. D) workers with jobs in new firms replacing out-of-state imports would earn high income. E) other states would begin to dump in Missouri.