If the price elasticity of demand is 1.5, and a firm raises its price by 20 percent, the quantity sold by the firm will, ceteris paribus:

A. Rise by 13.3 percent.
B. Fall by 13.3 percent.
C. Rise by 30.0 percent.
D. Fall by 30.0 percent.


Answer: D. Fall by 30.0 percent.

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