ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

DEMAND

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The price elasticity of demand:
A
measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price.
B
measures the responsiveness of price to a change in quantity demanded.
C
measures the extent to which prices are flexible and respond to market forces.
D
measures the responsiveness of demand when price is held constant and demand increases or decreases.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Price elasticity measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded or supplied of a good to a change in its price. It is computed as the percentage change in quantity demanded-or supplied-divided by the percentage change in price.

Detailed explanation-2: -The price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in price; it is calculated by dividing the percentage change in quantity demanded by the percentage change in price.

Detailed explanation-3: -The price elasticity of demand measures the sensitivity of the quantity demanded to changes in the price. Demand is inelastic if it does not respond much to price changes, and elastic if demand changes a lot when the price changes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Key Takeaways Income elasticity of demand is an economic measure of how responsive the quantity demanded for a good or service is to a change in income. The formula for calculating income elasticity of demand is the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in income.

Detailed explanation-5: -Income elasticity of demand measures the relationship between the consumer’s income and the demand for a certain good. It may be positive or negative, or even non-responsive for a certain product. The consumer’s income and a product’s demand are directly linked to each other, dissimilar to the price-demand equation.

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