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If a 30 Percent Decline in the Price of Gasoline

Question 172

Question 172

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If a 30 percent decline in the price of gasoline leads to a 15 percent rise in expenditures on gasoline, the price elasticity of demand for gasoline in this range must be


A) 2.
B) elastic.
C) 0.5.
D) inelastic.

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