What Is the Formula for the Price Elasticity of Demand

question 167

Multiple Choice

What is the formula for the price elasticity of demand? The percentage change in the

• A) quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in the price of a substitute or complement.
• B) quantity supplied divided by the percentage change in price.
• C) quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.
• D) quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in income.
• E) equilibrium quantity demanded divided by the equilibrium price.

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