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If a 10 percent price rise cuts quantity by 25 percent, demand at that price is what?
APrice elastic
BPrice inelastic
CUnitary elastic
DZero elastic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Price elastic
Elasticity is 25/10 = 2.5, which is more than one, so demand is elastic.
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