A Linear Demand Curve Will Have a Price Elasticity of Demand

question 115

Multiple Choice

A linear demand curve will have a price elasticity of demand whose absolute value:

• A) increases as price decreases.
• B) decreases as price decreases.
• C) is constant.
• D) is -1 at all prices.

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