8. When the price of a bran muffin is $2.00, the quantity demanded is 90 bran muffins per day. When the price rises to $2.30, the quantity demanded decreases to 76 bran muffins per day. Given this information and using the midpoint method, you know that the demand for bran muffins is price elasticity of demand is А. because the coefficient of unit elastic; equal to 1.0. inelastic; more than 1.0. inelastic; less than 1.0. elastic; more than 1.0. elastic; less than 1.0. BCDE

8. When the price of a bran muffin is $2.00, the quantity demanded is 90 bran muffins per day. When the price rises to $2.30, the quantity demanded decreases to 76 bran muffins per day. Given this information and using the midpoint method, you know that the demand for bran muffins is price elasticity of demand is А. because the coefficient of unit elastic; equal to 1.0. inelastic; more than 1.0. inelastic; less than 1.0. elastic; more than 1.0. elastic; less than 1.0. BCDE

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