The Short-Run Elasticity of Demand for Gasoline Sold at Gasoline

question 103

Multiple Choice

The short-run elasticity of demand for gasoline sold at gasoline stations is 0.20. If terrorism causes the supply of gasoline to fall, resulting in a 5 percent drop in quantity, and other things remain the same, the price per gallon will increase by:

• A) 4 percent.
• B) 5 percent.
• C) 20 percent.
• D) 25 percent.

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