Suppose that the amount of portable power banks demanded increases by 10 percent when the price of personal computers falls by 5 percent. The cross price elasticity of demand between portable power banks and personal computers is
A) 0.5.
B) -2.0.
C) -0.5.
D) 2.0.
Answer: B
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Suppose that Far North Canadian Lumber, Ltd., sells lumber in Canada at a price of $1,000 per 1,000 board feet and exports the same lumber to the United States at a price of $600 per 1,000 board feet. U.S. Lumber, Inc., produces and sells lumber for $700 per 1,000 board feet in the United States. How large an antidumping duty will the United States apply to lumber imports from Far North Canadian Lumber, Ltd.?
a. $100 b. $200 c. $300 d. $400
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) When the relative price of a good falls, the substitution effect always leads the consumer to substitute more of that good for the other good. B) For a normal good, the income effect reinforces the substitution effect. C) For an inferior good, the income effect offsets the substitution effect. D) For an inferior good, the income effect is positive.