The price elasticity of demand is equal to

A) the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.
B) the change in quantity demanded divided by the change in price.
C) the percentage change in price divided by the percentage change in quantity demanded.
D) the value of the slope of the demand curve.


A

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