If the Price of a Good Is Increased by 15

question 63

Multiple Choice

If the price of a good is increased by 15 percent and the quantity demanded changes by 20 percent, then the price elasticity of demand is equal to:

• A) 0.75.
• B) approximately -0.33
• C) approximately -1.33.
• D) -1.

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