Post Utme Delsu 2019 Economics Question 21

Practice objective / multiple choice question 21 from the 2019 Post Utme Delsu Economics examination.

Post Utme Delsu 2019 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 21 POST_UTME_DELSU • 2019 • ECONOMICS • objective

The elasticity of demand for a commodity is measured by the percentage change in the quantity demanded in response to a 1% change in the price of the commodity. If the demand for a commodity is elastic, what happens to the total revenue of the producer when the price of the commodity increases by 10%?

Answer Options

A. Total revenue increases by 10%
Correct Answer B. Total revenue decreases by 10%
C. Total revenue remains the same
D. Total revenue increases by 20%
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Total revenue decreases by 10%

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This is Post Utme Delsu 2019 Economics Question 21. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Post Utme Delsu Economics examination.

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