Price Elasticity of Demand Shows

question 47

Multiple Choice

Price elasticity of demand shows

• A) that income is a function of demand.
• B) the degree of consumer sensitivity to price changes.
• C) shifts in demand in response to changes in consumer preferences.
• D) the extent to which a demand schedule changes in response to changes in consumer income and taste.
• E) that consumers are usually indifferent to changes in price.

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