Define Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) and explain what inelastic PED means for a good.

Price elasticity of demand is the responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in price in the market.If PED was to be inelastic, price changes have a small effect on changes in quantity demanded.

OW
Answered by Owen W. Economics tutor

8794 Views

See similar Economics GCSE tutors

Related Economics GCSE answers

All answers ▸

Define a monopoly and explain its positive and negative impacts on the economy.


What is the effect of a rise in Interest rate on the level of growth in the economy?


Explain what is meant by ‘price elasticity of demand’


What is the impact of an increase in interest rates?


We're here to help

contact us iconContact ustelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo

MyTutor is part of the IXL family of brands:

© 2026 by IXL Learning