As the price of a Giffen good falls, the consumer will

A) purchase more units.
B) purchase fewer units.
C) not change the amount purchased.
D) There is not enough information to answer this question.


B

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a. ninety thousand b. twelve thousand c. fifty d. five hundred and thirty-five

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Refer to the above table. At a price below $5, the absolute price elasticity of demand is

A) 1.0. B) below 1. C) between 0.8 and 1.0. D) greater than 1.

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