If a Good Is a Luxury Item That Looms Large

question 132

Multiple Choice

If a good is a luxury item that looms large in the household budget, then the price elasticity of demand will tend to be:

• A) more price elastic.
• B) less price elastic.
• C) equal to -1.
• D) the same as that of a good that is a necessity.

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