An elastic demand indicates that
A. relatively large changes in price are required to obtain a relatively small change in quantity demanded.
B. relatively small changes in price lead to relatively large changes in quantity demanded.
C. relatively large changes in quantity demanded lead to relatively large changes in price.
D. quantity demanded does not vary with changes in the price.
Answer: B
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