If the price elasticity of demand for a good is 0.5, then a 5 percent increase in price results in a

a. 0.1 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.
b. 1 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.
c. 2.5 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.
d. 10 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.

c

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