Q 1. Based solely on the information provided below, characterize the demands for the following goods as being more elastic or more inelastic.
a. A 45-cent box of salt that you buy once a year
b. A type of high-powered ski boat that you can rent from any one of a number of rental agencies
c. A specific brand of bottled water
d. Automobile insurance in a state that requires autos to be insured but has only a few insurance companies
e. A 75-cent guitar pick for the lead guitarist of a major rock band
Q 2. Many people who do not smoke cigars are bothered by the odor of cigar smoke. If private con-tracting is impossible, will too many or too few cigars be produced and consumed? Taking all costs into account, is the market price of cigars too high or too low?