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Chapter 1 Unit II questions

For Chapter 1 Unit II questions Click Nature & Scope of Business Economics
QUESTION
Q7) Identify the factor which generally keeps the price-elasticity of demand for a good low:

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Solution:
The factor that generally keeps the price-elasticity of demand for a good low is the absence of close substitutes for that good.
When there are no close substitutes for a good, consumers have no choice but to buy it even if its price increases.
This makes the demand for that good less sensitive to changes in its price and hence less elastic.
Module shows option (b) correct
Correct option is (c)