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

question 1

Multiple Choice

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

• 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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