Suppose that your demand schedule for pizza is as follows: PriceQuantity of Pizzas DemandedQuantity of Pizzas Demanded
(Dollars)(Income = $20,000)(Income = $24,000)
84050
103245
122430
141620
16812
Using the midpoint method, your price elasticity of demand as the price of pizzas increases from $14 to $16 is 0.27/0.20/5.00/3.75 if your income is $20,000 and 5.00/0.27/0.20/3.75 if your income is $24,000.

If the price of a pizza is $10, your income elasticity of demand is 1.22/0.07/0.10/1.86 as your income increases from $20,000 to $24,000. However, if the price of a pizza is $14, your income elasticity is 1.86/0.07/0.10/1.22.

If the economy were in the contracting phase of the business cycle, how might that affect your ability to find work?

Costco wholesale corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 471 locations across the u.s. as well as in canada, mexico and puerto rico. as of its fiscal year-end 2005, costco had approximately 21.2 million members. selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions). selected balance sheet data 2005 2004 merchandise inventories $4,015 $3,644 deferred membership income (liability) 501 454 (a) during fiscal 2005, costco collected $1,120 cash for membership fees. use the financial statement effectstemplate to record the cash collected for membership fees. (b) in 2005, costco recorded $46,347 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). record thistransaction in the financial statement effects template. (c) determine the value of merchandise that costco purchased during fiscal-year 2005. use the financial statementeffects template to record these merchandise purchases. assume all of costco's purchases are on credit.

Consumers who participate in the sharing economy seem willing to interact with total strangers. despite safety and privacy concerns, what do you think is the long-term outlook for this change in the way we think about interacting with people whom we don't know? how can businesses to diminish worries some people may have about these practices?