Which of the Following Statements About Price Elasticity of Demand

question 286

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about price elasticity of demand is most accurate?

• A) Price elasticity with unitary demand is less than 1.
• B) The more substitutes a product has, the less likely it is to be price elastic.
• C) Unitary demand represents the relationship between the cash outlay necessary to purchase a product relative to a person's disposable income.
• D) With inelastic demand, reducing price will result in a decrease of total revenue.
• E) With inelastic demand, reducing price will result in an increase in total revenue, although not necessarily an increase in profit.

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