If a 4 Percent Rise in the Price of Peanut

question 403

Multiple Choice

If a 4 percent rise in the price of peanut butter lowers the total revenue received by the producers of peanut butter by 4 percent, the demand for peanut butter

• A) is elastic.
• B) is inelastic.
• C) is unit elastic.
• D) has an elasticity of 2.0.

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