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A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/12 · May/June 2010 · Q71 Mark

The demand for a commodity has unitary price elasticity. Which diagram shows the relationship between total expenditure on the commodity and its price?

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A[Diagram A showing total expenditure constant regardless of price]
B[Diagram B showing total expenditure increasing linearly with price]
C[Diagram C showing total expenditure increasing then decreasing with price]
D[Diagram D showing total expenditure decreasing with price]

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A: [Diagram A showing total expenditure constant regardless of price]

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The price system and the microeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2010 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 7.

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