As one moves downward to the right along a linear demand curve:

a. elasticity of demand is unchanged
b. demand becomes more elastic
c. demand becomes more inelastic
d. one cannot determine what happened in elasticity unless the slope of demand is known
e. none fo the above

Ans: c. demand becomes more inelastic

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