As the price of cell phones fell during the last decade, consumers' total expenditures on cell phones increased. If the demand curve for cell phones did not shift, this fact means that the demand for cell phones

A) must have shifted leftward.
B) must be upward sloping.
C) is elastic.
D) is inelastic.


C

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a. one-half of total income. b. two-thirds of total income. c. three-fourths of total income. d. nine-tenths of total income.

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Refer to the diagrams. In which case would the coefficient of cross elasticity of demand be negative?



A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D

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