{"id":50771,"date":"2024-04-15T23:15:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=50771"},"modified":"2024-04-15T23:15:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:15:07","slug":"if-there-were-no-changes-in-the-quantity-of-food-sold-even-when-its-price-falls-we-would-know-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/if-there-were-no-changes-in-the-quantity-of-food-sold-even-when-its-price-falls-we-would-know-that\/","title":{"rendered":"If there were no changes in the quantity of food sold even when its price falls, we would know that"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a97818c02be5\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    demand was entirely inelastic                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    demand was entirely elastic                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    demand was more elastic than one                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    demand was unit elastic                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is A. demand was entirely inelastic.<\/p>\n<p>Demand is inelastic when a change in price has little or no effect on the quantity demanded. In other words, consumers are not very responsive to changes in price. This can happen for a number of reasons, such as when the good is a necessity, when there are few substitutes available, or when consumers have a strong preference for a particular brand or type of good.<\/p>\n<p>If there were no changes in the quantity of food sold even when its price falls, we would know that demand for food was entirely inelastic. This would mean that consumers are not at all responsive to changes in the price of food. They would continue to buy the same amount of food, regardless of the price.<\/p>\n<p>This could be because food is a necessity. People need to eat, so they will continue <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> to buy food even if the price goes up. It could also be because there are few substitutes for food. If the price of food goes up, people cannot simply switch to another good. They will still need to buy food, even if it is more expensive. 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