The end of Communist rule in Eastern Europe in the 1990s was due primarily to the economies there. State-controlled production led to workers being underpaid with little incentive to produce more or better goods. What conclusion can you draw from this passage? A) Taxes were too low to encourage production. B) People did not have enough skills to be successful. C) Eastern European countries were run as market economies. D) Eastern European countries were run as command economies.

10. problems and applications q10 consider public policy aimed at smoking. studies indicate that the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is about 0.2. if a pack of cigarettes currently costs $5 and the government wants to reduce smoking by 10%, it should increase the price by % . if the government permanently increases the price of cigarettes, the effect on smoking 1 year from now will be than the effect 5 years from now. studies also find that teenagers have a higher price elasticity of demand than do adults. which of the following statements are consistent with this result? check all that apply. it is legal for adults to consume alcohol, so many choose to spend their money on that good rather than cigarettes. teenagers do not have as much income as adults, so they are more price sensitive. adults are more likely to be addicted to cigaret