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NClaborn

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Consider a medical breakthrough that led to the discovery of a simple microchip, which when inserted inside the human ear could prevent certain chronic diseases. The price elasticity of demand for that microchip would most likely be _____.
 a. highly elastic
  b. highly inelastic
  c. undefined
  d. negative only for high prices
  e. positive only for high prices

Question 2

The slope of a budget line:
 a. is the negative of the price ratio, -PX/PY
  b. depends on income.
 c. depends on preferences.
 d. is positive.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a





 

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