c. Now assume that an increase in the price of sugar has caused a shift in the supply curve. At each price, the quantity supplied has been reduced by 150 million. The shift in the supply curve will ______ (7)______ (increase/decrease)price and ______ (8)______ (increase/decrease) quantity. According to the demand schedule you made in part c, the new equilibrium price following the increase in the price of sugar is ______ (9)______ cents, and new equilibrium quantity is ______ (10)______ . ______
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Suppose the supply curve for a good is vertical. We know that supply is
A. . price elastic.
B. . perfectly price inelastic.
C. . unit price elastic.
D. . perfectly price elastic.
If the percentage change in the quantity supplied of a good is less than the percentage change in price, then supply of the good is
A. . elastic.
B. . inelastic.
C. . normal.
D. . inferior.
Suppose the cross-price elasticity of demand is a negative number. We know that
A. . the two goods are complements.
B. . the two goods are substitutes.
C. . the two goods are inferior goods.
D. . the two goods are normal goods.
The income elasticity of demand for good X is estimated to be -0.5. This suggests that good X is
A. . a complementary good.
B. . a substitute good.
C. . a normal good.
D. . an inferior good.