The Most Important Determinant of the Price Elasticity of Demand

question 289

Multiple Choice

The most important determinant of the price elasticity of demand for a good is

• A)the definition of the market for a good.
• B)the availability of substitutes for the good.
• C)the share of the good in the consumer's budget.
• D)whether the good is a necessity or a luxury.

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Definitions:

Control Group

A control group in scientific experiments is the group of subjects that does not receive the treatment or experimental condition and is used as a benchmark to measure the effects of the treatment.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Placebo

An inert or innocuous substance given to a patient instead of genuine medication, used in studies to evaluate the efficacy of treatments.

Confederate

An individual who is part of an experiment but pretends to be a participant and is aware of the study's aims.