Holding Everything Else Constant, the Absolute Value of the Price

question 184

Multiple Choice

Holding everything else constant, the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand for Saucony tennis shoes is ________ the price elasticity of demand for tennis shoes.

• A) less than
• B) equal to
• C) twice as great as
• D) greater than

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