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1.3 How prices are determined

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Question 123

A kayak-hire centre changes its hire price. The table shows the price and number of weekly bookings before and after the change.

Before the changeAfter the change
Price per booking£40£44
Weekly bookings500425

Calculate the price elasticity of demand for kayak hire.

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1.3 How prices are determined Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Economics
  3. /1.3 How prices are determined

236 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Economics 1.3 How prices are determined, covering 1.3.1a Demand and the factors that influence it, 1.3.1b The demand curve, 1.3.2a Supply and the factors that influence it, 1.3.2b The supply curve, 1.3.3a Determining equilibrium price, 1.3.3b Applying diagrams and showing revenue, 1.3.4a Complements and substitutes, 1.3.4b Effects of changes on related markets, 1.3.5a Price elasticity of demand, 1.3.5b Factors affecting price elasticity of demand, 1.3.5c Measuring PED and its implications, 1.3.6a Price elasticity of supply, 1.3.6b Factors affecting price elasticity of supply, and 1.3.6c Measuring PES and its implications. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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