If the Demand for Plastic Surgery Is Price Inelastic

question 66

Multiple Choice

If the demand for plastic surgery is price inelastic,

• A)changes in price do not affect the number of operations.
• B)then when more plastic surgery is performed,total expenditures on plastic surgery will decrease.
• C)the percentage change in price is less than the percentage change in quantity.
• D)both b and c
• E)both a and b

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