If Consumer Purchases of a Good Are Highly Sensitive to the Price

question 386

Multiple Choice

If consumer purchases of a good are highly sensitive to the price of the good, economists say the demand for the good is relatively

• A) inelastic.
• B) elastic.
• C) robust.
• D) inverse.

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