If a product has an elastic demand, it means that:
a. consumers are relatively sensitive to a change in the price of the product.
b. consumers are relatively insensitive to a change in the quantity demanded of the product.
c. consumers are relatively insensitive to a change in the price of the product.
d. producers are relatively insensitive to a change in the price of the product.
e. producers are relatively sensitive to a change in the quantity demanded of the product.
QUESTION 2Which of the following individuals was known for as an early contributor to behavioral economics?
a. Jeremy Bentham
b. Herbert Simon
c. Milton Friedman
d. Ben Bernanke
QUESTION 3A market is classified as a monopsony when there is only one seller of the product.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 4When the elasticity of demand for a particular good is between zero and -1, _____.
a. demand is elastic
b. demand is inelastic
c. demand is unit-elastic
d. the good is an inferior good
e. the good is a normal good
QUESTION 5Economic analysis that focuses on bounded rationality and psychological insights is known as:
a. behavioral economics.
b. Keynesian economics.
c. Austrian economics.
d. supply-side economics.
QUESTION 6Monopsonists tend to exploit the resources as they are the sole employers of the resources.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 7If a 1 percent change in the price of a good causes a 1 percent change in the quantity demanded of that good, then the demand is said to be:
a. perfectly elastic.
b. income elastic.
c. unit-elastic.
d. inelastic.
e. perfectly inelastic.