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The Price Elasticity of Demand Can Be Found By

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The price elasticity of demand can be found by:
A.examining only the slope of the demand curve.
B.measuring absolute changes in the price and the quantity demanded.
C.comparing the percentage change in the quantity demanded to the percentage change in the price.
D.knowing that when the price changes, the quantity demanded goes in the opposite direction.


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