Price Elasticity of Demand Quiz
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When is demand for a good considered inelastic?

  • When the elasticity is negative
  • When the elasticity is equal to zero
  • When the elasticity is greater than one
  • When the elasticity is less than one in absolute value (correct)
  • What does a price elasticity of -2 indicate?

  • A one percent price rise leads to a two percent increase in quantity demanded
  • A two percent price rise leads to a one percent decline in quantity demanded
  • A one percent price rise leads to a two percent decline in quantity demanded (correct)
  • A two percent price rise leads to a one percent increase in quantity demanded
  • What does 'more elastic' mean in terms of price elasticity?

  • A good's elasticity has smaller magnitude, ignoring the sign
  • A good's elasticity has greater magnitude, ignoring the sign (correct)
  • A good's elasticity has smaller magnitude, considering the sign
  • A good's elasticity has greater magnitude, considering the sign
  • Which goods are rare exceptions to the law of demand with positive elasticity?

    <p>Veblen and Giffen goods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a negative price elasticity indicate?

    <p>$E_d$ is negative except in special cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

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