Let Edt= -2. This implies that the demand for movie tickets is

A. elastic, because a 1 percent change in Pt changes Qdt by 2 percent.
B. inelastic, because a 1 percent change in Pt changes Qdt by 2 units.
C. elastic, because a 1 percent change in Pt changes Qdt by 1 percent.
D. inelastic, because a 1 percent change in Pt changes Qdt by 1 percent.


Answer: A

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