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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Complementary goods are products that:

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

    Exceptions/assumptions to the law of demand include:

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

    Determinants of demand refer to factors affecting:

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

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

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

    Price elasticity of demand has a negative value when:

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

    For which type of goods is the demand perfectly inelastic?

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

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

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

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