The Price Elasticity of Demand for Insulin (A Hormone Necessary

question 65

Multiple Choice

The price elasticity of demand for insulin (a hormone necessary to treat Type I diabetes) is:

• A) likely to be perfectly inelastic over some range of prices.
• B) perfectly elastic.
• C) always perfectly inelastic.
• D) low relative to the price elasticity of supply.

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