1. Suppose the market demand curve for pencils is characterized by unitary own-price elasticity everywhere along the cur
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1. Suppose the market demand curve for pencils is characterized by unitary own-price elasticity everywhere along the curve. Given this characteristic, which of the following is necessarily true? a) The market demand curve is a straight line with slope =-1. b) The market demand curve is a straight, vertical line. c) The market demand curve is a straight, horizontal line. а d) Consumer expenditure in the pencil market does not change when the price of pencils changes. e) Consumers decrease their consumption of pencils by 1% when the price of pencils increases by 10%.