Answer the Question on the Basis of the Accompanying Demand

question 136

Multiple Choice

Answer the question on the basis of the accompanying demand schedule. At the point where 3 units are being sold, the coefficient of price elasticity of demand

• A)cannot be estimated.
• B)suggests that the market is purely competitive.
• C)is less than unity (one).
• D)is greater than unity (one).

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