Answer:
The correct answer is letter "B": demand tends to be inelastic.
Explanation:
Inelasticity is a characteristic that goods and services have by which their demand does not change in front of fluctuations in price.<em> Consumer staples are considered inelastic goods since people need them to cover basic needs. </em>
Inelasticity is calculated by dividing the percentage change in quantity demanded by the percentage change in price. If the result is lower than one (1) the demand for that good or service is inelastic.
Answer:
b. the US Dollar
Explanation:
The Bretton Woods Agreement was done in July 1944. It had delegates from 44 countries. The conference held in Bretton Woods, which is in New Hampshire. Hence it got the name, the Bretton Woods Agreement.
Under this system, gold was used as an exchange basis for the United States currency and the currency of other countries were pegged to the value of the dollar of the United States. The Bretton Woods System finally came to an end during the early 1970s as the President Richard M. Nixon made an announcement that their would be no more gold exchange for the US dollars.
Answer: Nether Australia or Europe
Explanation:
Purchasing power parity is a notion that states that prices of the same or similar goods should have the same price across the world after adjusting for exchange rate differences.
If the price of a tall latte in the U.S. is $4,00, it should be the same price in Europe and Australia after exchange rate adjustments.
$4.00 in Euro is: $4.00 in Australian dollars is:
= 4 * 0.8 = 4 * 1.4
= €3.20 = $5.60
Purchasing power parity does not hold in wither countries because the prices of the lattes are not equal to the $4.00 in the U.S. after adjustments for exchange rates.
Answer:
a. market share
Explanation:
Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that the Anthony's firm has adopted a market share pricing objective. This pricing objective focuses on reaching or maintaining the target market share for a company's product using any necessary tactics. Which is what Anthony is doing, he is undercutting the competitions prices in order to reach the top competitors market share for their competing product.