Refer to the information provided in Figure 5.2 below to answer the question(s) that follow.?Figure 5.2Refer to Figure 5.2. At Point C the price elasticity of demand is -1. Along line segment AB of the demand curve, the demand is

A. unit elastic.
B. elastic.
C. inelastic.
D. either elastic or inelastic, depending on whether price increases or decreases.


Answer: B

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