Suppose that in a month the price of movie rentals decreases from $3.25 to $3. At the same time, the quantity of movie rentals demanded increases from 100 to 120. The price elasticity of demand for movie rentals (calculated using the midpoint formula) is:

A. zero.
B. inelastic.
C. unit elastic.
D. elastic.


Answer: D

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