Assuming we are considering a normal good, the calculated price elasticity of demand is:

A) always positive.
B) always negative.
C) positive if demand is elastic and negative if demand is inelastic.
D) positive if demand is inelastic and negative if demand is elastic.

B

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(A) The invisible hand of the marketplace. (B) Government funding of education. (C) Self-interest as the motivating force in the free market. (D) Consumer sovereignty.

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