Question

Which of the following would most likely make the demand for an item more elastic?

Answer 1

Answer:

C. There are no costs of switching to competitor's products.

Explanation:

Demand is buyers ability & willingness to buy at a price, time. Elasticity of Demand is buyers' demand responsiveness to price change.

Elastic demand means demand changes more with regards to price change. Inelastic demand means demand changes less with regards to price change.

In case of : buyers perceiving less substitute competing goods, item representing a small fraction of consumer's budget, buyers having less time to adjust to price change - Demand responds less to price change i.e is Inelastic.

If there are no costs to switching to substitute competitors' goods, shifting to other substitute goods is more convenient. This easier goods substitution makes good's demand more responsive to price change i.e Demand is Elastic.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "C": There are no costs of switching to competitor's products.

Explanation:

Demand Elasticity is the measure of how demand changes as other factors change and is often referred to as price elasticity of demand because the price is most often the factor used to measure elasticity. Demand elasticity helps a company predict changes in demand based on changes in price, market entry of competitive goods, and other factors.

Thus, if there are no costs for consumers to switch from one product to another due to competition, the demand elasticity for that product is high.