Elasticity of Demand - Test
  • 1. What does the price elasticity of demand measure?
A) Profit margin of a product
B) Total quantity demanded for a product
C) Average price of a product
D) Responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price
  • 2. What does an elasticity value of 0 indicate?
A) No demand for the product
B) Perfectly inelastic demand
C) Unitary elastic demand
D) Perfectly elastic demand
  • 3. If a good has a lot of close substitutes, the demand for this good is likely to be:
A) Unitary elastic
B) Elastic
C) Perfectly elastic
D) Inelastic
  • 4. What is the main factor influencing the price elasticity of demand for a good or service?
A) Availability of substitutes
B) Consumer income
C) Advertising budget
D) Production cost
  • 5. How does the short-term vs. long-term impact the price elasticity of demand for a product?
A) In the short-term, demand tends to be less elastic than in the long-term
B) Time frame has no impact on price elasticity of demand
C) In the short-term, demand tends to be more elastic than in the long-term
D) Short-term elasticity usually exceeds long-term elasticity
  • 6. Why is knowing the elasticity of demand important for businesses?
A) To focus on product quality
B) To increase advertising expenditure
C) To set optimal pricing strategies
D) To maximize production efficiency
  • 7. What is the formula for calculating price elasticity of demand?
A) Percentage change in quantity demanded / Percentage change in price
B) Total quantity demanded * Price
C) Change in demand / Change in price
D) Price / Quantity demanded
  • 8. If the cross-price elasticity between two goods is positive, what does this imply about their relationship?
A) Inferior goods
B) Substitutes
C) Normal goods
D) Complements
  • 9. If the income elasticity of a product is negative, what does this indicate?
A) Luxury good
B) Inferior good
C) Giffen good
D) Normal good
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