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Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter4: Estimating Demand

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When calculating the price elasticity of demand, which of the following conditions must be satisfied?

Prices of related goods must be held constant but all other factors must be allowed to vary.
All other factors that influence demand must be held constant.
All other factors than influence demand must be allowed to vary.
Prices of related goods must be allowed to vary but all other factors must be held constant.

Which of the following would have the greatest positive impact on a country's domestic economy?

An increase in spending on imports from other countries.
An increase in spending by foreigners on the country's exports.
A decrease in the incomes of consumers in foreign countries.
A decrease in the confidence of foreign investors in the country's economy.

Assume the firms in a perfectly competitive market are initially incurring economic losses. An increase in supply would cause existing firms' economic losses to decrease.

True OR False?

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