Suppose That Total Expenditures for Coffee Reach a Maximum at a Price

question 130

Multiple Choice

Suppose that total expenditures for coffee reach a maximum at a price of $5 per pound.At this price,the demand for coffee is:

• A)elastic.
• B)inelastic.
• C)unitary elastic.
• D)perfectly inelastic.

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