If the Price Elasticity of Demand Is 1

question 84

Multiple Choice

If the price elasticity of demand is 1.5,regardless of which two points on the demand curve are used to compute the elasticity,then demand is

• A)perfectly inelastic,and the demand curve is vertical.
• B)elastic,and the demand curve is a straight,downward-sloping line.
• C)perfectly elastic,and the demand curve is horizontal.
• D)elastic,and the demand curve is something other than a straight,downward-sloping line.

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Definitions:

Economic Activity

Actions that involve the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services at all levels within a society.

Marginal Cost

The expense involved in making an extra unit of a good or service.

Additional Unit

Refers to one more unit of something, often used in the context of production, sales, or inventory.

Variable Cost

Expenses that change in proportion to the activity of a business such as production levels or sales volume.