A Straight-Line Downward-Sloping Demand Curve Has a Price Elasticity of Demand

question 292

Multiple Choice

A straight-line downward-sloping demand curve has a price elasticity of demand which

• A)decreases as price decreases.
• B)increases as price decreases.
• C)is zero at all prices.
• D)is unitary at all prices.

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