Question

Henry Ford famously mass-produced cars at the beginning of the twentieth century, starting Ford Motor Company. He made millions because mass production made cars cheap to make, and he passed some of the savings to the consumer in the form of a low price. Cars became a common sight in the United States thereafter. Keeping total revenue and its relationship with price in mind, do you expect the demand for cars to be elastic or inelastic given the story of Henry Ford?

Answer 1

Answer:

Elastic

Explanation:

Elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in price of a good

Elasticity of demand = percentage change in quantity demanded / percentage change in price

demand is elastic if a small change in price leads to a greater change in quantity demanded

Because there are a lot of cars available, if the price of cars are increased, consumers can easily shift to the consumption of cheaper cars

Demand is inelastic if a small change in price leads to little or no change in quantity demanded