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Economics assignment Sample Questions and Answers:

Question 1. Price of good X rises from $20 to $30 per unit. Consequently, its demand fails
by 20 units and becomes 100 units >Determine price elasticity of demand.
Solution. Given
P=$20
P1=$30

Q = 20units
Q1

P= $10

ep

=100 units
Q=120
Q

=P .

P
Q

units

20
10

20
120

1
3

= 0.33

Question 2. Calculate the elasticity of demand by total expenditure method.

(a)

Price($)

Total expenditure($)

40

30

Solution. It is a case of eD>1 or elastic demand. it is defined as a situation where with a

rise in price , total expenditure falls.
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(b)
Price($)

Total outlay($)

40

40

Solution. it is a case of eD = 1 because total expenditure remains unchanged with a

rise in prise.

(c)
Price($)

Total expenditure($)

40

50

Solution: it is a case of eD <1 or inelastic demand since total expenditure rises with a
rise in price.

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Question 3. Originally, a product was selling for $10 and the quantity demanded was
1.000 units. The product price changes to $14 And as a result the quantity demanded
changes to 500 units. Calculate the price elasticity
Solution:
P = $10

Q=1,000 units

P1=$14

eD=

Q1= 500 units

Q
P

P
Q

500
4

10
1000

5
4

= 1.25

Question 4. Which of the following commodities have inelastic demand? Salt, a

particular brand of Lipstic , medicine ,mobile phone and school uniform.
Solution: Salt, medicine, school uniform have inelastic demand as they do not have
many substitutes. On the other hand mobile phone and a particular brand of lipstic has
an elastic demand since they have many substitutes.

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Question 5.

Let the demand function be: Q=10-2p. Find eD at a price of 5/2

Solution: Q=10-2p. Differentially Q with respect to P, we get

Also when P=5/2 Q =10-2

eD=

5
2

Q
P

Q
P

= -2

=5
.

P
Q

= -2 x

5/2
5

= -2

5
2

1
5

= [-1] =1

Question 6. Let eD = -0.4 . By what percentage the quantity demanded goes down if
the price of the good increase by 4%?
Solution:
eD =

|-04| =

%change in quantity demended

% change in price

% change in quantity demanded

4

0.4 x 4 = 1.6

% fall i aquantity

demanded is 0.4 * 4 = 1.6%

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