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AQA GCSE Economics past-paper questions on 3.1.3.5 Price elasticity of demand, 2020–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 10 questions on Price elasticity of demand, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q8 (1 mark): The price elasticity of demand for a product is –0.2. This means that the product is [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q10 (1 mark): 1 0 The price elasticity of demand for pizza is –1.25. The price of pizza increases by 10%. What is the change in quantity demanded as a result? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q18 (2 marks): 1 8 Explain one possible reason why the demand for foreign holidays is likely to be price elastic. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q8 (1 mark): A 5% decrease in the price of newspapers leads to a 4% increase in the quantity demanded. What is the price elasticity of demand for newspapers? [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q15 (6 marks): 1 5 Using Figure 1, analyse possible reasons for the differences in price elasticity of demand for the two products. [6 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q14.1 (2 marks): 1 4 . 1 A 20% increase in the price of lawnmowers leads to a fall in quantity demanded from 100 per week to 75 per week. Calculate the price elasticity of deman
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q14.2 (2 marks): 1 4 . 2 Explain one possible factor affecting the price elasticity of demand for lawnmowers. [2 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q9 (1 mark): Table 2 contains information about prices and quantities of umbrellas demanded per week. Table 2 Price of umbrellas (£) Quantity of umbrellas demanded per week
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q19.2 (2 marks): 1 9 . 2 Explain one possible reason why the restaurant may wish to reduce the price of its pizzas. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q13 (2 marks): 1 3 The price elasticity of demand for a brand of jeans is –0.5. Explain what this value means. [2 marks]
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