Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Price elasticity of demand (PED)

Price elasticity of demand (PED) — practice question

A government chooses to raise the indirect tax on petrol. Petrol has a price elasticity of demand that is inelastic. What outcomes are likely to follow?

  • Aquantity of petrol bought decreases; government revenue decreases
  • Bquantity of petrol bought decreases; government revenue increases
  • Cquantity of petrol bought increases; government revenue decreases
  • Dquantity of petrol bought increases; government revenue increases

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