The basic formula for the price elasticity of demand coefficient is:

A. absolute decline in quantity demanded/absolute increase in price.
B. percentage change in quantity demanded/percentage change in price.
C. absolute decline in price/absolute increase in quantity demanded.
D. percentage change in price/percentage change in quantity demanded.


Answer: B

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