Assume that the price elasticity of demand for a commodity is 0.20 . A 10 percent increase in the price of the commodity will be followed by a:

a. 20 percent increase in the quantity demanded.
b. 2 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.
c. 20 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.
d. 0.2 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.
e. 2 percent increase in the quantity demanded.

b

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