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

Price elasticity of demand — practice question

A product has a price elasticity of demand of –0.6. The supplier aims to sell off all excess stock of a product and cuts the price of a good by 50%. What effect will this price change have on the quantity purchased and the expenditure on the good?

  • Aquantity demanded rises by 30%; expenditure falls
  • Bquantity demanded rises by 30%; expenditure rises
  • Cquantity demanded rises by 60%; expenditure falls
  • Dquantity demanded rises by 60%; expenditure rises

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