If the Short-Run Price Elasticity of Demand for Hospital Care

question 7

Multiple Choice

If the short-run price elasticity of demand for hospital care is 0.27, then the long-run price elasticity is expected to be:

• A) greater than 0.27.
• B) greater than 1.
• C) less than 0.27.
• D) equal to 0.27.

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