Which is not characteristic of a product with relatively inelastic demand? A) The good is regarded by consumers as a necessity. B) There are a large number of good substitutes for the good. C) Buyers spend a small percentage of their total income on the product. D) Consumers have had only a short time period to adjust to changes in price. Answer: B 2. The demand for Cheerios cereal is more price-elastic than the demand for cereals as a whole. This is best explained by the fact that:
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Factor : Size of droplets Other than emulsion stability and viscosity ‚ the droplet size of the oil also do influence in the formulation of the Parenteral nutrition emulsions. This can be seen in the creaming of an emulsion. The creaming of an emulsion is best explained by the Stokes’ equation: Where ( ) is the rate of creaming ‚ r is average radius of the droplet‚ (po-pw) is the different density between oil phase and water phase‚ g is the gravity and n is refer to the viscosity of the emulsion
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INTRODUCTION Nowadays‚ the demand of air travelling is increasing quickly leads to the appearance of many low cost carriers which focus on popular class. This had made huge changes in the original service and pricing strategy. Easyjet is one of the most successful low-fare airlines in the World‚ which has a noticeable measure of pricing it product. “Price” is one of the “four Ps” in marketing mix but its role is different from the other Ps: “promotion”‚ “product” and “place”. By studying about
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Factors that affect exchange rates. Like any price‚ the exchange rate deviates from the cost basis - the purchasing power of currencies – under the influence of supply and demand of currency. The ratio of the supply and demand depends on several factors. It reflects connections with other economic categories - cost‚ price‚ money‚ interest‚ balance of payments‚ etc. There is a complex of interweaving and nomination of decisive factors. Among them are the following. • 1.The rate of inflation. The
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1. Why are the concepts of own and cross-price elasticities of demand essential to competitor identification and market definition? (2 points possible) The own-price elasticity of demand determines whether a product faces close substitutes‚ but it does not identify what substitutes are available. Economists can identify substitutes by measuring the cross-price elasticity of demand between two products. The higher is the cross-price elasticity‚ the more readily consumers substitute between two
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Supply and Demand Simulation ECO/365 July 27‚ 2013 * In this case there were many examples of microeconomics‚ primarily the demand for two bedroom apartments and condominiums. The impacts and decisions that Goodlife made in response to the people’s demand is an example of microeconomics. Micro looks specifically on how a company can increase their profit to remain competitive in the market. The changes in supply and demand when another company came into Atlantis and when the government
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Health Care All Other Goods A 0 50 B 20 40 C 40 25 D 60 5 E 65 0 Chapter 3 Questions 1‚ 3‚ & 4 1. Illustrate each of the following events using a demand and supply diagram for bananas. a. Reports surface that imported bananas are infected with a deadly virus. b. Consumers’ incomes drop. c. The price of bananas rises. d. The price of oranges falls. e. Consumers expect the price of bananas
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University of Phoenix Material Supply and Demand Curves Answer the following questions Write the definition for each of the following: 1. Law of Demand The law of demand states that quantity demanded rises as price falls and other things stay constant. The quantitly of a good demanded is inversely related lto the good’s price. (Colander‚ 2013‚ Chapter 4). For example‚ as the price of a good increase the demand for that good will decrease. The law of demand also relates to a decrease in the
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head: SUPPLY AND DEMAND: NURSING Supply and Demand: Nursing Shortage at Children ’s Medical Center Samantha Hogan ECO 360 Economics for Business I Evanthis Mavrokordatos March 19‚ 2005 Supply and Demand: Nursing Shortage at Children ’s Medical Center As Children ’s Medical Center adds beds to the facility‚ the greater need we have for more nurses. In the past recent months‚ we have experienced a higher census than usually. This has left us in a staffing crunch. The supply and demand
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Remember the difference in a change in demand [supply] and a change in quantity demanded [supplied]. Don’t shift both curves unless appropriate). Describe what happens to equilibrium price and sales. Explain why or why not this makes sense in the real world. -A- Show the effect on the U.S. new construction residential housing market in the event of a severe economic recession. In theory‚ during a recession both demand for‚ and the supply of homes would drop. Demand would drop due to unemployment and
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