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

Price elasticity of demand — practice question

(a)[8]

Explain, using examples, how the size and sign of the coefficient of income elasticity of demand matter for classifying a good, and consider the extent to which you are confident in that classification.

(b)[12]

When a product’s price changes, consumer surplus in the market normally changes too. Assess how differences in price elasticity of demand for a product affect the size of the change in consumer surplus in a market.

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