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1. A change in demand could be cause by certain factor. List four factors that will decrease the demand (shifting of the demand curve) for a product, and give an example of each.
2. With the current global pandemic, apply the four-step demand supply analysis and economic terminologies, describe what happens to the demand for hand-sanitizers and the resulting market equilibrium price and quality of hand sanitizers in the market.
3. Suppose the price of rice increases from $0.5 to $0.8 a pound and the quantity demanded decreases from 90 pounds to 85 pounds.
Using the midpoint method, what is the price elasticity of demand for rice? Show mathematical work, and round your answer to two decimal places.
b. Is the demand for rice elastic or inelastic? explain in terms of rice elasticity.
c. The price of rice has increased. Will total revenue increase due to the price changes? Why?
4. A 6 percent decrease in income brings about 12 percent decrease in the demand for a good.
a. What is the income elasticity of demand for this good?
b. Is the good a normal good or an inferior good? Name an example of a good having this income elasticity to you.