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MicroEcon Test 2 Correct 1. The price elasticity of demand coefficient measures: A) buyer responsiveness to price changes. B) the extent to which a demand curve shifts as incomes change. C) the slope of the demand curve. D) how far business executives can stretch their fixed costs. Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): A Correct 2.
The elasticity of demand (Ed), also referred to as the price elasticity of demand, measures how responsive demand is to changes in a price of a given good. More precisely, it is the percent change in quantity demanded relative to a one percent change in price, holding all else constant (ceteris paribus).