Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Micro Economics: Theory of Consumer behaviour

Question:

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions based on the passage:

Elasticity of Demand

The demand for a good moves in the opposite direction to its price. But the impact of the price change is always not the same. Sometimes, the demand for a good changes considerably even for small price changes. On the other hand, there are some goods for which the demand is not affected much by price changes. Demands for some goods are very responsive to price changes while demands for certain others are not so responsive to price changes. Price elasticity of demand is a measure of the responsiveness of the demand for a good to changes in its price. The price elasticity of demand for a good depends on the nature of the good and the availability of close substitutes of the good. 

When the percentage change in quantity demanded equals the percentage change in its price. The demand for the this good is said to be?

Options:

Perfectly Elastic

Perfectly Inelastic

Unitary Elastic

Less Elastic

Correct Answer:

Unitary Elastic

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Unitary Elastic

When the percentage change in quantity demanded is equal to the percentage change in price, the price elasticity of demand (PED) is equal to 1. This condition is known as unitary elastic demand. In such a case, total expenditure (or total revenue) remains unchanged when the price changes.