WorksheetsElasticity of Demand Worksheet
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in the price of a substitute good.
True
False
If the calculated value of Income Elasticity of Demand (YED) for a good is −0.5 , the good is best classified as a(n):
Normal necessity good
Luxury good
Inferior good
Veblen good
A firm's product has a Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) of −2.0 . To increase total revenue, the firm should:
Increase its price
Decrease its price
Keep the price the same
Increase supply
Cross-Price Elasticity of Demand (XED) is used to determine whether two goods are complements or substitutes. A positive XED indicates:
The goods are complementary
The goods are substitutes
The goods are unrelated
The good is income inelastic
The Price Elasticity of Supply (PES) for a product is generally higher in the short run than in the long run because firms have more time to adjust their inputs.
True
False
If a 10% increase in the price of Good A leads to a 5% decrease in the quantity demanded of Good A, the Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) is:
−2.0
−0.5
2.0
0.5
A market where producers have very little spare capacity and it takes a long time to hire specialist labour is likely to have a Price Elasticity of Supply (PES) that is:
Perfectly elastic ( PES>1 )
Elastic ( PES>1 )
Unit elastic
Inelastic ( PES<1 )
When a government imposes an indirect tax on a product with inelastic Price Elasticity of Demand (PED), the burden of the tax will fall:
Mainly on the producer
Equally on the consumer and producer
Mainly on the consumer
Entirely on the government
The Income Elasticity of Demand (YED) for designer handbags is calculated as +3.5 . This product is a:
Inferior good
Normal necessity good
Luxury good
Substitute good
If the price of Good X rises by 8% and the quantity demanded of Good Y falls by 4%, the Cross-Price Elasticity of Demand (XED) is:
+2.0
+0.5
−0.5
−2.0
A product with a highly elastic Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) suggests that the product has many close substitutes available to consumers.
True
False
A firm is considering a price cut. Its current Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) is −0.8 . A price cut would lead to:
An increase in total revenue
A decrease in total revenue
No change in total revenue
An increase in profits, regardless of costs
Which of the following is the most significant factor determining whether the Price Elasticity of Supply (PES) is elastic or inelastic?
The income of the consumers
The availability of substitutes for the product
The time horizon for production adjustment
The price of complementary goods
A calculated Income Elasticity of Demand (YED) value of +0.4 means that a 10% increase in income will lead to a:
4% decrease in quantity demanded
40% increase in quantity demanded
4% increase in quantity demanded
2.5% increase in quantity demanded
If the Price Elasticity of Supply (PES) is perfectly inelastic ( PES=0 ), producers will not respond to a price change by adjusting the quantity supplied.
True
False
