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Izzydhindsa Izzydhindsa
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Question 1.

In December 2014, the average price of gasoline in the United States was $2.50 per gallon and consumers bought 7 percent more gasoline than they had during April 2014, when the average price was $3.60 per gallon. Based on these numbers, what was the price elasticity of demand for gasoline from April 2014 to December 2014?



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-0.02



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-0.19



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-1.01



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-2.26



Question 2.

If the demand for a steak is unit elastic, then



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the percentage change in quantity demanded is 100 percent greater than the percentage change in price (in absolute value).



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the percentage change in quantity demanded is 1 percent greater than the percentage change in price.



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the percentage change in quantity demanded is equal to the percentage change in price.



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quantity demanded does not respond to changes in price.

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Smart ... Thanks!
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Good timing, thanks!
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