If household expenditures on electricity remain constant when the price of electricity increases,the price elasticity for electricity is
A)greater than one (demand is elastic).
B)less than one (demand is inelastic).
C)one (demand is unit elastic).
D)exactly zero.
E)not determinable from the information given.

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When household expenditures remain constant despite a price increase, it indicates that the percentage change in quantity demanded is equal to the percentage change in price, which characterizes unit elastic demand.

If Household Expenditures on Electricity Remain Constant When the Price