If the price of nacho chips increases from $2.00 per bag to $3.00 per bag and the quantity demanded goes down from 100 million bags per week to 50 million bags per week, the absolute value of price elasticity of demand in that price range is

A) 0.50.
B) 1.67.
C) 0.93.
D) 2.33.


Answer: B

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