If the demand curve facing a monopoly was 1 unit at $7, 2 units at $6, 3 units at $5, 4 units at $4, and 5 units at $3, at the point along the curve where 3 units are being sold, the elasticity of demand:
a. is greater than one
b. is equal to one.
c. is less than one.
d. cannot be determined from the above information.
a
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a. downward sloping and identical to the market demand curve b. downward sloping and identical to the marginal revenue curve c. downward sloping and lies below the marginal revenue curve d. a horizontal line at a price consistent with maximum profit e. a U-shaped curve that lies above the U-shaped ATC curve
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