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Chapter 18, Problem 4ALR
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To identify: The factors that influence the elasticity and give a particular example on the way it affects the degree of elsaticity in goods and services.
Elasticity of demand refers to the change in percentage of the quantity of a product demanded, which is divided by the change in percentage of price.
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