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

Price elasticity of demand — practice question

(a)[8]

Distinguish between income elasticity of demand and cross elasticity of demand, then explain how each one is used to identify different categories of product.

(b)[12]

Discuss which of these two types of elasticity would be more useful in predicting how a firm’s revenues would change when demand factors vary in a market economy.

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