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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?
Answer
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
Answer
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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