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

Price elasticity of demand — practice question

(a)[8]

Explain how cross elasticity of demand can be used to tell apart goods that are substitutes, goods that are complements and goods that are unrelated.

(b)[12]

An economy is facing a drop in average incomes during a severe recession. Discuss the extent to which the ideas of income elasticity of demand and price elasticity of demand could be useful to an entrepreneur in this economy, and decide which would be more useful.

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This 20-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Knowledge: the responsiveness measured by cross elasticity of demand

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