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

Price elasticity of demand — practice question

(a)[8]

Explain, using elasticity of demand, why a train company might introduce a policy of increasing fares at busy travel times and reducing fares at less busy travel times.

(b)[12]

Discuss why some governments decide that it is undesirable to allow the private sector to provide private goods, such as train travel.

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