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Assume that Zimbabwe and Portugal can switch between producing toothbrushes and producing hairbrushes at a constant rate

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Assume that Zimbabwe and Portugal can switch between producing toothbrushes and producing hairbrushes at a constant rate.

 

  Machine Minutes Needed to Make 1
  Toothbrush Hairbrush
Zimbabwe 3 10
Portugal 5 6

 

If the price elasticity of demand for a good is 2.0, then a 10 percent increase in price results in a _____

a. 20 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.

b. 0.2 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.

c. 5 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.

d. 40 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.

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