Principles & Concepts

Pricing & Elasticity Basics

Price elasticity > 1 (absolute value) indicates demand is ______.

Inelastic

Elastic

Perfectly inelastic

Unitary

For inelastic goods, increasing price tends to ______ total revenue.

Increase

Eliminate

Not affect

Reduce

Price skimming sets a ______ initial price before lowering.

Zero

Negative

High

Low

Cross elasticity between substitutes is generally ______.

Positive

Negative

Infinite

Zero

Penetration pricing works best when demand is ______ and scale economies exist.

Zero

Inelastic

Perfectly elastic

Elastic

A vertical demand curve has elasticity equal to ______.

1

0

‑1

Infinity

Price discrimination requires ability to segment and prevent ______.

Competition

Arbitrage

Advertising

Substitution

Midpoint method uses ______ to calculate elasticity.

Average of initial and final values

Median household income

Initial values only

Final values only

In perfect competition, firms are ______.

Monopolies

Price takers

Oligopolies

Price makers

If elasticity = −1, total revenue is ______ when price changes slightly.

Unknown

Decreased

Increased

Unchanged

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