Empirical Estimates of the Price Elasticity of Demand [In Table

question 24

Multiple Choice

Empirical estimates of the price elasticity of demand [in Table 3.4] suggest that the demand for household consumption of alcoholic beverages is:

• A) highly price elastic
• B) price inelastic
• C) unitarily elastic
• D) an inferior good
• E) none of the above

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