Suppose you observe that minor changes in supply seem to cause dramatic changes in price with only slight changes in the amount sold, you would conclude that

A. demand is inelastic.
B. demand is elastic.
C. demand is perfectly inelastic.
D. demand is unit elastic.


Answer: A

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