Price Elasticity of Demand

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Which type of goods are normal goods?

  • Goods for which demand increases as income increases (correct)
  • Goods for which demand decreases as income increases
  • Goods that are always inferior
  • Goods that have a constant demand regardless of income

What happens to the demand for inferior goods as consumer income increases?

  • Demand increases
  • Demand decreases (correct)
  • Demand becomes perfectly elastic
  • Demand remains constant

In the context of demand, what do substitute goods refer to?

  • Goods that are complimentary
  • Goods that can be used in place of each other (correct)
  • Goods that are always purchased together
  • Goods that have no relation to each other

What is price elasticity of demand a measure of?

<p>How much quantity demanded changes with respect to price changes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Complementary goods are products that:

<p>Are used together in consumption (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Exceptions/assumptions to the law of demand include:

<p>Giffen goods, Veblen goods, and Engel's law (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Determinants of demand refer to factors affecting:

<p><strong>Consumer preferences</strong> (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Law of demand states that, all else being equal, as price decreases:

<p><strong>Demand increases</strong> (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Price elasticity of demand has a negative value when:

<p><strong>Demand is perfectly elastic</strong> (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Unitary elasticity demand curve represents a situation where:

<p><strong>Percentage change in quantity demanded equals percentage change in price</strong> (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

For which type of goods is the demand perfectly inelastic?

<p>Necessity goods (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which scenario does unitary elastic demand occur?

<p>When the price of a good increases and quantity demanded increases proportionally (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of elasticity of demand is expected for small cars bought by middle-class people in India?

<p>Greater than unitary elastic demand (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor influences demand elasticity by considering the diversity of uses of a commodity?

<p>Diversity of uses (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the demand for a commodity like paper is being considered, what type of elasticity is expected based on its uses?

<p>Perfectly inelastic demand (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Goods that can be postponed or deferred in their purchase demonstrate what type of demand elasticity?

<p>Greater than unitary elastic demand (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Habits of the consumer' influence the elasticity of demand for goods like:

<p>&quot;Cigarettes&quot; (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Diversity of uses' for commodities like electricity results in what type of demand elasticity?

<p>&quot;Greater than unitary elastic demand&quot; (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Postponement of use' often leads to what kind of demand elasticity for products like houses?

<p>&quot;Less than unitary elastic demand&quot; (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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