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

Price elasticity of demand — practice question

(a)[8]

Explain how economists measure the extent to which demand for a good changes as income changes and, using a diagram, show why certain goods are described as ‘inferior goods’.

(b)[12]

Discuss how useful governments may find the concepts of price and income elasticity of demand when formulating economic policy.

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