We Calculate the Price Elasticity of Demand as the

question 159

Multiple Choice

We calculate the price elasticity of demand as the

• A) ratio of the percentage change in the quantity demanded to the percentage change in price.
• B) change in quantity divided by the change in price.
• C) ratio of the percentage change in the price to the percentage change in quantity.
• D) percentage change in the quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in income.
• E) equilibrium quantity divided by the equilibrium price.

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