Economic analysis
What economic analysis means
Elasticity, GDP measurement and fiscal policy.
Worked example
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If a 10 percent price rise causes a 20 percent fall in quantity demanded, demand is:
- Inelastic
- Elastic
- Unitary
- Perfectly inelastic
Working: Elasticity = 20/10 = 2, which is greater than 1, so demand is elastic.
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