At $6 per steak, consumers are willing to buy two steaks. At a price of $2, consumers are willing to buy six steaks. The elasticity of the market demand curve between P = $6 and P = $2 (dropping all minus signs) is
A. 0.33.
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4
Answer: B
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