How Do Economists Compute the Price Elasticity of Demand

question 189

Multiple Choice

How do economists compute the price elasticity of demand

• A)the percentage change in the price divided by the percentage change in quantity demanded
• B)the percentage change in income divided by the percentage change in the quantity demanded
• C)the percentage change in the quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price
• D)the percentage change in the quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in income

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