If Price Increases by 100% and Quantity Demanded Decreases by 50

question 116

Multiple Choice

If price increases by 100% and quantity demanded decreases by 50%, then the price elasticity of demand is equal to

• A) 0.4.
• B) 2.0.
• C) 0.5.
• D) 20.0.

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