The Negative Value of the Price Elasticity of Demand for a Good

question 90

Multiple Choice

The negative value of the price elasticity of demand for a good can be attributed to ________.

• A) the Law of Demand
• B) the Law of Supply
• C) the Law of Increasing Marginal Utility
• D) the Law of Diminishing Marginal Rate of Substitution

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