Question : Table 6-2 Estimated Price Elasticity of Demand Coca-Cola : 1387532

 

Table 6-2

 

 

Estimated Price Elasticity of Demand

Coca-Cola

   -3.0

All carbonated soft drinks

   -1.5

All soft drinks

   -0.8

 

27) Refer to Table 6-2.  Assume that an economist has estimated the price elasticity of demand values in the table above. Use the data in the table to select the correct statement.

A) The demand for Coca-Cola is inelastic.

B) The elasticity for “All soft drinks” is less than the elasticity for Coca-Cola because Coca-Cola is more of a luxury than a necessity; “All soft drinks” represents goods that are more necessity than luxury.

C) The difference in elasticity values is explained by the fact that the more narrowly we define a market, the more elastic the demand will be.

D) There are fewer substitutes for “All carbonated soft drinks” than there are for “All soft drinks.”

 

 

28) In general, a “big ticket item” such as a house or new car will

A) tend to have a more elastic demand than a lower priced good.

B) tend to have an inelastic demand because spending on the item takes up a large share of the average consumer’s budget.

C) tend to have an inelastic demand because it has many substitutes.

D) tend to have a more inelastic demand the more time that passes.

 

29) Jill Borts believes that the price elasticity of demand for her economics textbook is relatively inelastic. She argues “I was told I had to purchase a book written by Hubbard and O’Brien that is required by my instructor. If I wanted to buy a mystery novel I would have many authors to choose from. Therefore, the demand for mystery novels is more elastic than the demand for my textbook.” Is Jill correct?

A) The demand for the textbook is more inelastic, but Jill’s reasoning is incorrect. The reason the textbook has an inelastic demand is that it is more expensive than any novel.

B) She is correct.

C) She is confused. She should have concluded that the textbook has a more elastic demand than a novel.

D) She is correct that the textbook has a more inelastic demand, but that is because most students pay for their textbooks with credit or debit cards. Most people pay for novels and other books with cash or by check.

 

 

30) Necessities tend to have more inelastic demands than luxuries.

 

 

31) When there are few substitutes available for a good, demand tends to be relatively inelastic.

 

 

32) If the market for a product is narrowly defined, then there are likely to be many substitutes for the product and the demand for the product is relatively elastic.

 

33) The demand for The Federalist Papers is likely to be more elastic than the demand for a best-selling mystery novel.

 

 

34) The demand for heating oil in the short run is more elastic than the long-run demand for heating oil.

 

 

35) The price elasticity of demand for Kellogg’s Raisin Bran is larger in absolute value than the price elasticity for all breakfast cereals.

 

 

 

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