A price change will have no effect on total revenue if demand is
A. Perfectly elastic.
B. Unitary elastic.
C. Inelastic.
D. Elastic.
Answer: B. Unitary elastic.
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A. No, because he's earning an economic profit of -$6,000. B. Yes, because he's earning an accounting profit of $35,000. C. No, because his accounting profit is larger than his economic profit. D. Yes, because his accounting profit is larger than his economic profit.
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