Multiple Choice
If the elasticity of demand for paperback books is -1.7 in the range between $6 and $8, what happens to total consumer expenditures on paperback books when the price rises from $6 to $8?
A) Total consumer expenditures will increase.
B) Total consumer expenditures will decrease.
C) Total consumer expenditures will remain unchanged.
D) We cannot determine what will happen to total consumer expenditures unless we also know something about the publishers' costs.
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