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