If, for a Given Percentage Increase in Price, Quantity Demanded

question 28

Multiple Choice

If, for a given percentage increase in price, quantity demanded falls by a proportionately smaller percentage, then demand is

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

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