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

Income elasticity of demand — practice question

In one year, 12 000 units of a product are sold at $1 per unit. In a later year, 14 000 units are sold at $1.20 per unit. If consumer tastes have stayed unchanged, what might explain the difference between the two years?

  • Aa decrease in the price of raw materials used by producers
  • Ban increase in the price of a substitute good
  • Can increase in the rate of tax imposed on producers
  • Dthe formation of a monopoly in the production of the good

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