In September 2012, the Average Price of Gasoline in the United

question 164

Multiple Choice

In September 2012, the average price of gasoline in the United States was $3.91 per gallon, and consumers purchased nearly 5 percent less gasoline than they had during September 2011, when the average price of gasoline was $3.66 per gallon. Based on these figures, from September 2011 to September 2012, the demand for gasoline was

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

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