If the Total Expenditure on Photocopiers Increases When the Price

question 59

Multiple Choice

If the total expenditure on photocopiers increases when the price of photocopiers rises,the price elasticity of demand is

• A)greater than one (demand is elastic).
• B)less than one (demand is inelastic).
• C)equal to one (demand is unit elastic).
• D)exactly zero.
• E)not determinable from the information given.

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