Unit elastic demand means that the

A) ratio of a change in the quantity demanded to a change in the price equals 1.
B) ratio of a percentage change in the quantity demanded to a percentage change in the price equals 1.
C) demand curve is vertical.
D) demand curve is horizontal.


B

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