Suppose that the quantity of chain saws sold increased from 200 to 400 when the price fell from $225 to $175 . Over this price range, the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand for chain saws is

a. 0.25.
b. 0.375.
c. 1.0.
d. 2.67.
e. 4.0.

D

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For a firm in a perfectly competitive industry,

A) both short-run and long-run economic profits may be negative.
B) short-run economic profits must be zero.
C) short-run economic profits may be positive, but long-run economic profits must be zero.
D) short-run and long-run economic profits must be zero.

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