If the Price of Chocolate-Covered Peanuts Decreases from $1

question 237

Multiple Choice

If the price of chocolate-covered peanuts decreases from $1.05 to $0.95 and the quantity demanded increases from 180 bags to 220 bags, this indicates that, if other things are unchanged, the price elasticity of demand is:

• A) -0.5.
• B) -1.
• C) -2.
• D) greater than 2 (absolute value).

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