Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The total expenditure made by a consumer on a normal good decreases with the increase in its price.
Reason (R): The price elasticity of demand for the good is elastic ($\text{E}_p > 1$).
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: