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

Price elasticity of demand — practice question

In the UK, proposals to persuade people to switch from travelling by road to using rail by introducing a road pricing system were expected to have little impact because ‘people like using their cars too much’. How could this prediction be explained?

  • AThe price elasticity of demand for cars is high.
  • BThe price elasticity of demand for petrol is high.
  • CThe price elasticity of demand for rail travel is low.
  • DThe price elasticity of demand for car travel is low.

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