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C13 Microeconomics Online Exams 1-8 Answers (Ashworth College)

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B. answers the question "What ought to be?"<br />

C. predicts the consequences of alternative actions<br />

D. answers the question "What is?"<br />

Question 20 of<br />

5.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

20<br />

The principle that the cost of something is equal to what is sacrificed to get it is known as the<br />

__________ .<br />

A. marginal principle<br />

B. principle of opportunity cost<br />

C. principle of diminishing<br />

returns<br />

D. reality principle<br />

Part 1 of 1 -85.0/ 100.0 Points<br />

Question 1 of 205.0/ 5.0 Points<br />

Suppose that in a month the price of oranges increases from $.75 to $1. At the same time, the<br />

quantity of oranges demanded decreases from 100 to 80. The price elasticity of demand for<br />

oranges (calculated using the initial value formula) is __________ .<br />

A.<br />

0.75<br />

B. 0.6<br />

C. 0.25

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