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price elasticity of demand

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Demand is unit elastic if it is less than 1.0
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Demand is almost always more elastic at higher prices and less elastic at lower prices.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
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%
4.
The formula for calculating elasticity of demand is:
a)
The % change in price over the % change in quantity demanded
b)
The % change in quantity demanded over the % change in price
c)
The change in price over the change in quantity demaned
d)
The change in quantity demanded over the change in price
5.
The elasticity of demand for tissues is 0.66. This means the demand for tissues is
a)
elastic
b)
unit elastic
c)
inelastic
d)
really expensive
6.

Which of these best describes the law of demand?

a)

if prices go up, quantity demanded will fall and if prices go down, quantity demanded will go up

b)

if prices go up, quantity demanded will also go up and if prices go down, quantity demanded will also go down

c)

there is no law of demand, each situation is unique and demand and prices cannot be predicted

d)

prices will go up for certain goods when quantity demanded goes up and vice versa

7.

Elasticity refers to

a)

how producers of goods and services react to price changes

b)

how consumers of goods and services react to price changes

c)

how far a supply of scarce goods can be stretched

d)

how often the price of a good or service changes when quantity demanded changes

8.

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

9.

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

10.
Demand is almost always more elastic at higher prices and less elastic at lower prices.
a)
True
b)
False