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LCritchfi

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Suppose the president of a textbook publisher argues that a 10 percent increase in the price of textbooks will raise total revenue for the publisher. It can be concluded that the company president thinks that demand for textbooks is:
 a. unitary elastic.
  b. inelastic.
  c. elastic.
  d. perfectly inelastic.

Question 2

If the percentage change in the quantity demanded of a good is greater than the percentage change in price, price elasticity of demand is:
 a. elastic.
  b. inelastic.
  c. perfectly inelastic.
  d. perfectly elastic.



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kswal303

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a




LCritchfi

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Reply 2 on: Jun 30, 2018
Excellent


anyusername12131

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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