If Quantity Demanded Rises by 60% and Price Falls by 20

question 294

Multiple Choice

If quantity demanded rises by 60% and price falls by 20%, the price elasticity of demand is

• A) 3.
• B) 20.
• C) 60.
• D) 0.33.

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