If the Percentage Change in Quantity Demanded for a Product

question 111

Multiple Choice

If the percentage change in quantity demanded for a product is greater than zero and is smaller than the percentage change in price that caused it, then demand for the good is

• A) perfectly inelastic.
• B) inelastic.
• C) infinitely elastic.
• D) unit elastic.
• E) elastic.

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Definitions:

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Quantitative Techniques

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