If elasticity of demand is 0.5, and the price is lowered from $20 to $19, by what percentage will quantity demanded rise?

What impact might an economic downturn have on a borrower’s fixed-rate mortgage? a. it might cause a borrower’s payments to go up. b. it might cause a borrower’s payments to go down. c. it has no impact because a fixed-rate mortgage cannot change. d. it has no impact because the economy does not affect interest rates.

You hold a diversified $100,000 portfolio consisting of 20 stocks with $5,000 invested in each. the portfolio's beta is 1.12. you plan to sell a stock with b = 0.90 and use the proceeds to buy a new stock with b = 1.50. what will the portfolio's new beta be? do not round your intermediate calculations.

Camping gear, inc. had 500 units of inventory on hand at the end of the year. these were recorded at a cost of $ 13 each using the lastminusin, firstminusout (lifo) method. the current replacement cost is $ 9 per unit. the selling price charged by camping gear, inc. for each finished product is $ 14. as a result of recording the adjusting entry as per the rule, the gross profit will