Suppose a rise in the price of peaches from $5.50 to $6.50 per bushel decreases the quantity demanded from 12,500 to 11,500 bushels. The price elasticity of demand is

A) 0.5.
B) 1.0.
C) 2.0.
D) 1000.0.

A

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Assuming that the demand and supply of a good have moved in opposite directions, but by the same amount, the new equilibrium would represent: a. an increase in price and an increase in quantity exchanged

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