As One Moves Southeast on a Linear Demand Curve

question 22

Multiple Choice

As one moves southeast on a linear demand curve

• A)demand becomes more elastic.
• B)demand becomes more inelastic.
• C)elasticity stays the same.
• D)one cannot tell what happens to elasticity unless the slope of demand is known.

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