The Price Elasticity of Demand Reflects the Responsiveness of

question 168

Multiple Choice

The price elasticity of demand reflects the responsiveness of

• A) firms to changes in demand.
• B) demand to a change in price of a substitute good.
• C) demand to a change in price.
• D) quantity demanded to a change in price.

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