If Demand Is Perfectly Elastic, the Absolute Value of the Price

question 36

Multiple Choice

If demand is perfectly elastic, the absolute value of the price elasticity coefficient is

• A)infinity.
• B)zero.
• C)one.
• D)equal to the absolute value of the slope of the demand curve.

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Definitions:

Hybrid Breakdown

A postzygotic reproductive isolating mechanism in which, although an interspecific hybrid is fertile and produces a second (F2) generation, the F2 has defects that prevent it from successfully reproducing.

Microevolution

Evolutionary change within a species or small group of organisms, especially over a short period.

Hybrid Inviability

A postzygotic reproductive isolating mechanism in which the embryonic development of an interspecific hybrid is aborted.

Mutation

A change in the DNA sequence within an organism's gene or chromosome, leading to variations in trait expression and possibly to different phenotypes.