ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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If gas prices rose from $3 to $4 a gallon and gasoline consumption decreased by 10%
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demand for gasoline is elastic.
demand for gasoline is inelastic.
total expenditures on gasoline would fall.
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