When the price of a product is increases by 15 percent, the quantity demanded decreases by 10 percent. We can therefore conclude that the demand for this product is

A. inelastic.
B. elastic.
C. unitary elastic.
D. cross-elastic.


Answer: A. inelastic.

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a. 60 percent of GDP. b. 70 percent of GDP. c. 80 percent of GDP. d. 90 percent of GDP.

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A. domestic investment in the U.S. B. capital outflow from the U.S. C. capital inflow to the U.S. D. private savings in the U.S.

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