With the help of a formula, explain the meaning of price elasticity of demand and consider the significance to a firm of having price elastic or price inelastic demand for its product.

Economics
IGCSE&ALevel
CAIE
Exam No:9708_s25_qp_24 Year:2025 Question No:2(a)

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Knowledge points:

2.2.1 definition of price elasticity, income elasticity and cross elasticity of demand (PED, YED, XED)
2.2.2 formulae for and calculation of price elasticity, income elasticity and cross elasticity of demand
2.2.7 relationship between price elasticity of demand and total expenditure on a product

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