The Price Elasticity of Demand for a Product Measures

question 112

Multiple Choice

The price elasticity of demand for a product measures

• A) how much price changes given a change in demand.
• B) the slope of the demand curve for that product.
• C) changes in demand.
• D) how responsive consumers are to a price change.
• E) how responsive producers are to a price change.

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