If a 10 Percent Price Increase Generates a 20 Percent

question 7

Multiple Choice

If a 10 percent price increase generates a 20 percent decrease in quantity demanded,then demand is

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

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