Multiple Choice
During the height of the pet rock craze in the 1970s, the price elasticity of demand was estimated to be 1.20.Since pet rocks have a marginal cost of zero, a profit-maximizing seller of pet rocks would
A) increase prices.
B) decrease prices.
C) leave prices unchanged.
D) need more-detailed market information before making any pricing changes.
E) diversify into selling Karen Carpenter LPs.
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