A Straight-Line Demand Curve with Negative Slope Intersects the Horizontal

question 248

Multiple Choice

A straight-line demand curve with negative slope intersects the horizontal axis at 200 tons per week. The point on the demand curve at which the price elasticity of demand is 1 corresponds to a quantity demanded

• A) of 0 tons.
• B) of 100 tons.
• C) of 200 tons.
• D) that would be negative if a negative quantity demanded were possible.

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