Which of the following statements would you expect to be true about pizzas and food? Food has a higher price elasticity of demand because it is a necessity and pizza is not. Because pizza is food, pizza would have the same price elasticity of demand as food. Food has a lower price elasticity of demand because it is more broadly defined. Because pizza is food, but not all food is pizza, pizza would have a lower price elasticity of demand than food. Compared with food, pizza has a lower price elasticity of demand because it is specifically defined.

Which of the following statements would you expect to be true about pizzas and food? Food has a higher price elasticity of demand because it is a necessity and pizza is not. Because pizza is food, pizza would have the same price elasticity of demand as food. Food has a lower price elasticity of demand because it is more broadly defined. Because pizza is food, but not all food is pizza, pizza would have a lower price elasticity of demand than food. Compared with food, pizza has a lower price elasticity of demand because it is specifically defined.

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