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Activity 1
On the line before each number, write T if the statement is correct and F if incorrect.
_T_1. The consumption line is upward sloping from the point of origin.
_T_2. An elasticity of .5 means a normal luxury good.
_T_3. The coefficient of income elasticity is a measure of how responsible demand is to an income
change.
_T_4. A decrease in price may benefit the seller if demand is elastic.
_T_5. An increase in price may benefit the seller if demand is highly elastic.
_T_6. If demand is unitary elastic, neither an increase nor decrease in price will affect the seller’s total
revenue.
_T_7. Complementary goods are used together.
_F_8. Inferior goods are purchased more at higher income levels.
_F_9. A positive cross elasticity implies that goods are complementary.
_T_10. The more substitutes there are for a good, the more elastic the demand for it becomes.
I. APPLY
Activity 2
2001 -4 23.2
2002 -3 24.1
2003 -2 40.3
2004 -1 30.2
2005 0 35.8
2006 1 15.6
2007 2 24.9
2008 3 25.8
2009 4 52.70
Total: 272.60
a. % on growth rate
a. % on growth rate