Table 5-6 -Refer to Table 5-6. as Price Rises from $10 to from $10

question 15

Multiple Choice

Table 5-6
-Refer to Table 5-6. As price rises from $10 to $15, the price elasticity of demand using the midpoint method is approximately

• A)0.40.
• B)0.56.
• C)1.80.
• D)2.50.

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