Characterize the demands for the goods

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Q 1. Based solely on the information provided below, characterize the demands for the following goods as being more elastic or more inelastic.

a. A 45-cent box of salt that you buy once a year

b. A type of high-powered ski boat that you can rent from any one of a number of rental agencies

c. A specific brand of bottled water

d. Automobile insurance in a state that requires autos to be insured but has only a few insurance companies

e. A 75-cent guitar pick for the lead guitarist of a major rock band

Q 2. Many people who do not smoke cigars are bothered by the odor of cigar smoke. If private con-tracting is impossible, will too many or too few cigars be produced and consumed? Taking all costs into account, is the market price of cigars too high or too low?

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