When the Price of Ulcer Medication Increased by $20 Per

question 106

Multiple Choice

When the price of ulcer medication increased by $20 per 100 tablets, a drug company's revenue increased by $10 million. What must its elasticity of demand coefficient (in absolute terms) be?

• A) zero
• B) less than one
• C) greater than one
• D) infinitely large

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