(Figure: Price Increase and Elasticity) Refer to the Figure

question 138

Multiple Choice

(Figure: Price Increase and Elasticity) Refer to the figure. If price increases from $10 to $20, total revenue will:

• A) increase by $800 so the demand curve must be inelastic.
• B) increase by $100 so the demand curve must be inelastic.
• C) decrease by $800 so the demand curve must be elastic.
• D) decrease by $100 so the demand curve must be elastic.

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Alpha (α)

In statistics, it represents the significance level, a threshold determining the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis.

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