Question

Suppose Aiyanna's pizzeria currently faces a linear demand curve and is charging a very high price per pizza and doing very little business. Aiyanna now decides to lower pizza prices by 5 percent per week for an indefinite period of time. We can expect that each successive week:
A. demand will become more price elastic.
B. price elasticity of demand will not change as price is lowered.
C. demand will become less price elastic.
D. the elasticity of supply will increase.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is option A.

Explanation:

Price elasticity of demand measures the change in the quantity demanded due to a change in the price of the commodity. In order to increase the demand for pizza, Aiyanna decides to lower the price of pizza by 5% per week.  

With passage to time, the demand for a commodity becomes more and more elastic. This is because, with time, the consumers are able to get adjusted to price change.  So each successive week demand will become more price elastic.