Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 196

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: The Demand Curve for Oil
-(Figure: The Demand Curve for Oil) Look at the figure The Demand Curve for Oil. The price elasticity of demand between $20 and $21 is _____, since the price elasticity is _____.

• A) price-elastic; less than 1.
• B) price unit-elastic; equal to 1.
• C) price-elastic; a negative number.
• D) price-inelastic; less than 1.

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