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Suggested Answers of BT2 Revision Package - ASKnLearn

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demand for hotel accommodation. The demand curve for hotelaccommodation shifts to the rightThe proposed sales tax will lower pr<strong>of</strong>its <strong>of</strong> hotels. Hence, firms will reduceoutput and it will be reflected as a leftward shift <strong>of</strong> the supply curve for hotelaccommodation1Price P1 S1 S0 Figure 1 1P0 Q0 Q1 D0 D1 Quantity <strong>of</strong> hotel accommodation With demand increasing and supply falling, a shortage results so room rateswill definitely increase with those at track side hotels rising the most. (Extract2)Equilibrium quantity is indeterminate as it depends on the extent <strong>of</strong> the shift<strong>of</strong> increase in demand and fall in supply. (theory)But since there are more tourists coming to Singapore, there is evidence thatQ will increase, that is increase in demand is more than the fall in supply.(application)111c (i) What is meant by Price elasticity <strong>of</strong> demand. 2Definition –Price elasticity <strong>of</strong> demand (PED) is the degree <strong>of</strong> responsiveness <strong>of</strong> quantitydemanded <strong>of</strong> a good due to a change in the price <strong>of</strong> the same good, ceterisparibus.1§§It is calculated by taking the percentage change in quantity demandeddivided by the percentage change in price. ORIf PED exceeds 1, a rise in the price <strong>of</strong> the good will cause a more thanproportionate increase in the quantity demanded. Conversely, a PED <strong>of</strong>less than 1 implies that a rise in price will lead to a less thanproportionate increase in quantity demanded.1

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