Related to the Economics in Practice on Page 102: Harriet

question 153

Multiple Choice

Related to the Economics in Practice on page 102: Harriet runs a corner delicatessen and one day decides to raise her prices by 20 percent. Total revenue is likely to ________ when she first raises prices since demand is relatively ________ in the short term.

• A) rise; inelastic
• B) fall; inelastic
• C) rise; elastic
• D) fall; elastic

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