Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Income elasticity of demand

Income elasticity of demand — practice question

The diagram illustrates the demand and supply curves for a normal good (X). Q1P1 is the starting equilibrium. Assuming all other factors remain constant, what might lead to the market equilibrium changing to Q2P2?

  • Aa fall in household incomes and an increase in interest rates
  • Ba rise in workers’ real wages in all sectors of the economy
  • Can increase in income tax and a rise in the specific tax levied on X
  • Dan increase in the price of a substitute product for X and a fall in the costs of producing X

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