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

Price elasticity of demand — practice question

The diagram shows the rectangular hyperbola, DD, as a firm’s demand curve. What can be deduced from it?

  • AAn increase in the quantity supplied causes a fall in total revenue.
  • BThe price elasticity of demand decreases as we move down the demand curve.
  • CThe sale of an extra unit gains no extra revenue.
  • DTotal expenditure on the commodity decreases as the price falls.

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