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Price & Income Elasticity

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An increase in the number of consumers can cause 
a)
the demand curve to shift left
b)
the demand curve to shift right 
c)
the demand curve to shift up
d)
diminishing returns 
2.

when consumers have an urgent need for a product

a)

the demand curve is inelastic

b)

the demand curve is elastic

c)

the demand curve is complementary

d)

the demand curve is unit demand

3.
An increase in demand will shift the demand curve...
a)
Right 
b)
Left 
c)
no movement 
d)
no change
4.

Since the elasticity of demand is downward sloping the elasticity should always be negative.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Information not given.

5.

The Price elasticity of milk is 1.4, therefore we can say that milk is...

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Unit elastic

6.

The Price elasticity of Bread is 1, therefore we can say that bread is...

a)

Elastic

b)

Inelastic

c)

Unit elastic

7.

Petrol is inelastic on the short and the long run because...

a)

It is very expensive.

b)

We depend on oil to make it.

c)

There are very few subtitutes to petrol.

8.
Suppose that elasticity of demand of socks is 0.7.  If the price of socks is reduced by 10%, how will sales be effected?
a)
sales will grow by more than 10%
b)
Sales will grow by 10%
c)
Sales will grow by less than 10%
d)
Sales will decrease by 10%
9.

Water has seen an increase in demand 8% this summer, while the price has decreased 12%

a)

1.5 inelastic

b)

1.5 elastic

c)

.67 inelastic

d)

.67 elastic

10.

Wheat has seen a decrease in demand of 5%, while the price has increased 7%

a)

1.4 inelastic

b)

1.4 elastic

c)

.71 inelastic

d)

.71 elastic

11.
Income elasticity of demand measures how
a)
the quantity demanded changes as consumer income changes.
b)
consumer purchasing power is affected by a change in the price of a good.
c)
the price of a good is affected when there is a change in consumer income.
d)
many units of a good a consumer can buy given a certain income level.
12.
OPEC successfully raised the world price of oil in the 1970s and early 1980s, primarily due to
a)
an inelastic demand for oil and a reduction in the amount of oil supplied.
b)
a reduction in the amount of oil supplied and a world-wide oil embargo.
c)
a world-wide oil embargo and an elastic demand for oil.
d)
a reduction in the amount of oil supplied and an elastic demand for oil.
13.

If the income elasticity of market demand is negative, most consumers view the good as:

a)

a luxury good

b)

having many imperfect substitutes.

c)

an inferior good.

d)

) a normal good.

14.

The graph of a demand curve that is perfectly elastic is:

a)

positively sloped.

b)

horizontal.

c)

vertical

d)

negatively sloped.

15.

For Normal Goods, Income Elasticity of Demand will typically be ….

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

c)

Both

d)

None of these

16.

For inferior goods, Income Elasticity of Demand will typically be...…

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Both

d)

None of these

17.

For luxury goods, Income Elasticity of Demand will typically be.....

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

18.

If the income elasticity of demand is greater than 1, the commodity is

a)

a necessary

b)

an Inferior

c)

a luxury

d)

None of these

19.

What type of good would have an Y Elasticity of -4

a)

Luxury

b)

Necessity

c)

Inferior

d)

Most things in Aldi

20.

What type of good would have an Y Elasticity of 0.5

a)

Luxury

b)

Necessity

c)

Inferior

21.

A person's income rises by 10%, their demand for Big Macs drops by 5%. Calculate Income elasticity of Demand.

a)

0.5

b)

-0.5

c)

2

d)

-2

22.

During a recession, firms can expect...

a)

A. An increase in demand for normal goods

b)

B. An increase in demand for inferior goods

c)

C. A decrease in demand for normal goods

d)

D. Both B and C

23.

Income Elasticity of Demand measures....

a)

The responsiveness of Quantity demanded to a change in income

b)

The responsiveness of demand to a change in income

c)

The responsiveness of price to a change in income

d)

The responsiveness of demand to a change in price