5. The price elasticity of demand for health care has been estimated to be 0.2. Characterize this...

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5. The price elasticity of demand for health care has been estimated to be

−0.2. Characterize this demand as price elastic, unit price elastic, or price inelastic. The text argues that the greater the importance of an item in consumer budgets, the greater its elasticity. Health-care costs account for a relatively large share of household budgets. How could the price elasticity of demand for health care be such a small number?

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Principles Of Microeconomics

ISBN: 9781843317708

1st Edition

Authors: Libby Rittenberg, Timothy Tregarthen

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