Revenue Behavior on Elastic Demand Curve

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Question:

Operating along the elastic portion of a linear demand curve, revenue rises with price.

False

True

Answer:

False.

In the elastic portion of a linear demand curve, an increase in price leads to a proportionally larger decrease in quantity demanded, which results in a decrease in total revenue. Therefore, revenue does not rise with price in this portion of the demand curve.