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If the price elasticity of demand for toothpaste is 0.20: A) The demand for toot

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Question


If the price   elasticity of demand for toothpaste is 0.20:

A)    The demand for toothpaste is linear.

B)    A rise in the price of toothpaste will reduce total   revenue.

C)    A 10 percent fall in the price of toothpaste will   increase the amount purchased by 20 percent.

D)    A 10 percent rise in the price of toothpaste will   decrease the amount purchased by 2 percent.

  


  

If the price   elasticity of demand for toothpaste is 0.20:

     

A)    The demand for toothpaste is linear.

     

B)    A rise in the price of toothpaste will reduce total   revenue.

  

C)    A 10 percent fall in the price of toothpaste will   increase the amount purchased by 20 percent.

     

D)    A 10 percent rise in the price of toothpaste will   decrease the amount purchased by 2 percent.

  

Explanation / Answer

D) A 10 percent rise in the price of toothpaste will decrease the amount purchased by 2 percent.