The Price Elasticity of Demand for a Good Produced by a Monopolist

question 335

Multiple Choice

The price elasticity of demand for a good produced by a monopolist

• A) equals zero as long as the good has no close substitutes.
• B) is always inelastic since the demand curve slopes down.
• C) does not equal zero because there will always be some substitutes, however imperfect they may be.
• D) does not equal zero because every good has at least one good substitute for it.

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