The price elasticity of demand coefficient for a good will be lower in all of the following cases EXCEPT Select one: a.  If the good is luxury b.     If a small portion of the budget will be spent on the good. c.     In the short run than in the long run. d.     If there are few or no substitutes.

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 The price elasticity of demand coefficient for a good will be lower in all of the following cases EXCEPT

Select one:
a.  If the good is luxury
b.     If a small portion of the budget will be spent on the good.
c.     In the short run than in the long run.
d.     If there are few or no substitutes.
 

 For a normal good with a downward sloping demand curve:

 

Select one:
a.  The price elasticity of demand is negative; the income elasticity of demand is negative.
b.  The price elasticity of demand is negative; the income elasticity of demand is positive.
c.  The price elasticity of demand is positive; the income elasticity of demand is negative.
d.  The price elasticity of demand is positive; the income elasticity of demand is positive.
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