Price Elasticity of Demand

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Select the correct answer to these questions challenging your knowledge of price elasticity of demand
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Question 1

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What does PED measure?
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  • The responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a good to a change in its price
  • The change in price arising from a change in income
  • The demand of a good

Question 2

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PED for all normal goods is
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  • Zero
  • Negative
  • Positive

Question 3

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Which of the following could have a positive PED?
Answer
  • Substitutes
  • Durable Goods
  • Giffen Goods

Question 4

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If a good has a PED of -.5, a 30% increase in price will lead to what change in quantity demanded?
Answer
  • An increase of 60%
  • A decrease of 15%
  • An increase of 15%

Question 5

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Unitary elastic demand describes a situation where a percentage change in the demand for a good is _ to/than the percentage change in quantity
Answer
  • Less
  • Equal
  • Greater

Question 6

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Why do more expensive goods have a higher PED?
Answer
  • They're necessary for everyday living
  • People are willing to shop around for it
  • It's easy to find alternatives

Question 7

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Durable products have
Answer
  • A low PED
  • A PED of 0
  • A high PED

Question 8

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Who finds PED the least useful?
Answer
  • Suppliers
  • Consumers
  • Monopolists
  • The Government
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