For a Good That Is a Luxury, Demand

question 117

Multiple Choice

For a good that is a luxury, demand

• A)tends to be inelastic.
• B)tends to be elastic.
• C)has unit elasticity.
• D)cannot be represented by a demand curve in the usual way.

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