Suppose a 3-percent increase in the price of corn flakes causes a 6 percent decrease in the quantity demanded. What is the elasticity?

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  1. Suppose a 3-percent increase in the price of corn flakes causes a 6 percent decrease in the quantity demanded. What is the elasticity?

 

  1. Suppose a person allocates a given budget between food and clothing. If food is an inferior good can you tell whether clothing is inferior or normal? Explain.

 

  1. Suppose rice is normal, demand is elastic and the price of rice rises. What happens to total spending on rice? Explain.
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