A 2 Percent Rise in the Price of a Good

question 317

Multiple Choice

A 2 percent rise in the price of a good leads to a 2 percent decrease in quantity demanded. The absolute price elasticity of demand is

• A) 5.
• B) 10.
• C) 0.1.
• D) 1.0.

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