Suppose That When the Price of Cigarettes Decreases by 20

question 70

Multiple Choice

Suppose that when the price of cigarettes decreases by 20 percent, the quantity demanded increases by 10 percent. The price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is __________, making cigarettes an ____________ product (in this example) .

• A)0.6; elastic
• B)1.7; inelastic
• C)0.5; inelastic
• D)1.7; elastic
• E)2.0; elastic

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