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Question :  If the price elasticity of demand for a good is greater than 1, the demand is:

Option 1: Elastic.

Option 2: Inelastic.

Option 3: Unit elastic.

Option 4: Perfectly inelastic.


Team Careers360 4th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 8th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Elastic.


Solution : The correct answer is (a) Elastic.

When the price elasticity of demand for a good is greater than 1, it indicates that the demand for the good is elastic. Elastic demand means that consumers are highly responsive to changes in price, and a percentage change in price will result in a larger percentage change in quantity demanded.

In other words, when demand is elastic, a decrease in price will lead to a proportionally larger increase in quantity demanded, and an increase in price will result in a proportionally larger decrease in quantity demanded. Consumers are sensitive to price changes, and their demand is significantly influenced by price fluctuations.

Elastic demand is represented by a relatively flat demand curve on a graph, indicating that changes in price have a substantial impact on quantity demanded.

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