We say that a good has elastic demand whenever the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand is greater than one. A one percent change in price therefore causes

A. a greater than one percent change in quantity demanded.
B. a change of less than one percent in the quantity demanded.
C. exactly a one percent change in the quantity demanded.
D. a change that cannot be determined based on one percent.


Answer: A

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