The Price Elasticity of Demand for a Product Tends to Be

question 149

Multiple Choice

The price elasticity of demand for a product tends to be large (more elastic) when

• A) people spend a large share of their income on the product.
• B) the population in the market area is small.
• C) few good substitutes for the product are available.
• D) many complementary products are available.

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