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When marginal revenue is zero for a monopolist facing a downward-sloping straight-line demand curve, the price elasticity of demand is a. greater than 1. b. equal to 1. c. less than 2. d. equal to 0.

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ISBN: 9781337613040

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When marginal revenue is zero for a monopolist facing a downward-sloping straight-line demand curve, the price elasticity of demand is

  1. a. greater than 1.
  2. b. equal to 1.
  3. c. less than 2.
  4. d. equal to 0.

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