Multiple Choice
One reason the demand for electricity is probably more price elastic than the demand for table salt is that
A) people react to a change in the price of electricity in the long run but react to a change in the price of salt in the short run.
B) there are more substitutes for electricity than for table salt.
C) people react to a change in the price of electricity in the short run but react to a change in the price of salt in the long run.
D) a change in the price of electricity is likely to be temporary compared to a change in the price of table salt.
E) electricity takes up a larger proportion of one's income than does table salt.
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