A. The price of gasoline increases from 16 per barrel to 30 per barrel and as a result, the demand per month for new cars changes from 550 to 300. Part 1: The elasticity is Number Part 2: These goods are (answer using numbers, 1-4) Number B. As a result of a change in income trom 1,975 to 3,875 per month, the consumption of good X changes from 300 to 600 units. Part 3: The elasticity is Number Part 4: Good X is a(an) (answer using numbers, 1-4) Number C. As a result of a decrease in the price of good Y from 39 to 12 the demand for good X changes from 150 to 500 units.
A. The price of gasoline increases from 16 per barrel to 30 per barrel and as a result, the demand per month for new cars changes from 550 to 300. Part 1: The elasticity is Number Part 2: These goods are (answer using numbers, 1-4) Number B. As a result of a change in income trom 1,975 to 3,875 per month, the consumption of good X changes from 300 to 600 units. Part 3: The elasticity is Number Part 4: Good X is a(an) (answer using numbers, 1-4) Number C. As a result of a decrease in the price of good Y from 39 to 12 the demand for good X changes from 150 to 500 units.
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![Calculate the elasticity for the following questions (USING THE MIDPOINT (AVERAGE) FORMULA) and indicate if the goods are:
1. Inferior,
2. Normal,
3. Complements, or
4. Substitutes
(Please Include The Negative signs in your answers where appropriate and calculate to 2 decimals)
A. The price of gasoline increases from 16 per barrel to 30 per barrel and as a result, the demand per month for new cars changes from 550 to 300.
Part 1: The elasticity is Number
Part 2: These goods are (answer using numbers, 1-4) Number
B. As a résult of a change in income from 1,975 to 3,875 per month, the consumption of good X changes from 300 to 600 units.
Part 3: The elasticity is Number
Part 4: Good X is a(an) (answer using numbers, 1-4) Number
C. As a result of a decrease in the price of good Y from 39 to 12 the demand for good X changes from 150 to 500 units.
Part 5: The elasticity is Number
Part 6: These goods are(answer using numbers, 1-4) Number
D. As a result of an economic boom in Calgary, the average income increases from 2,800 to 7,700 per month and as a result the demand for new houses
increases from 180 to 260 units.
Part 7: The elasticity is Number
Part 8: New houses are a(an) (answer using numbers, 1-4) Number](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9b3233b6-95aa-4fb8-8c13-6df7472e2b44%2Fab5fb2dd-7b53-403a-a120-b17ef5e9c8f7%2Feqaltaa_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the elasticity for the following questions (USING THE MIDPOINT (AVERAGE) FORMULA) and indicate if the goods are:
1. Inferior,
2. Normal,
3. Complements, or
4. Substitutes
(Please Include The Negative signs in your answers where appropriate and calculate to 2 decimals)
A. The price of gasoline increases from 16 per barrel to 30 per barrel and as a result, the demand per month for new cars changes from 550 to 300.
Part 1: The elasticity is Number
Part 2: These goods are (answer using numbers, 1-4) Number
B. As a résult of a change in income from 1,975 to 3,875 per month, the consumption of good X changes from 300 to 600 units.
Part 3: The elasticity is Number
Part 4: Good X is a(an) (answer using numbers, 1-4) Number
C. As a result of a decrease in the price of good Y from 39 to 12 the demand for good X changes from 150 to 500 units.
Part 5: The elasticity is Number
Part 6: These goods are(answer using numbers, 1-4) Number
D. As a result of an economic boom in Calgary, the average income increases from 2,800 to 7,700 per month and as a result the demand for new houses
increases from 180 to 260 units.
Part 7: The elasticity is Number
Part 8: New houses are a(an) (answer using numbers, 1-4) Number
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