Suppose the President of a Textbook Publisher Argues That a 10

question 143

Multiple Choice

Suppose the president of a textbook publisher argues that a 10 percent increase in the price of textbooks will raise total revenue for the publisher. It can be concluded that the company president thinks that demand for textbooks is:

• A) unitary elastic.
• B) inelastic.
• C) elastic.
• D) perfectly inelastic.

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