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