A bakery works out a demand function for its chocolate chip cookies and finds it to be q= D(X)=655-12x​, where is the quantity of cookies sold when the price per​ cookie, in​ cents, is x. Use this information to answer parts ​a) through ​f). Find the elasticity. ​E(x)= __ Part 2 ​b) At what price is the elasticity of demand equal to​ 1?    __¢ ​(Round to the nearest cent as​ needed.) Part 3 ​c) At what prices is the elasticity of demand​ elastic?   A. Greater than 27¢ B. Prices cannot be elastic in this case C. Less than 27¢ D. Prices are elastic at all values.

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A bakery works out a demand function for its chocolate chip cookies and finds it to be q= D(X)=655-12x​, where is the quantity of cookies sold when the price per​ cookie, in​ cents, is x. Use this information to answer parts ​a) through ​f).

Find the elasticity.

​E(x)= __

Part 2

​b) At what price is the elasticity of demand equal to​ 1?   

__¢

​(Round to the nearest cent as​ needed.)

Part 3

​c) At what prices is the elasticity of demand​ elastic?

 

A.

Greater than 27¢

B.

Prices cannot be elastic in this case

C.

Less than 27¢

D.

Prices are elastic at all values.

Part 4

​d) At what prices is the elasticity of demand​ inelastic?

A.

Less than 27¢

B.

Prices are inelastic at all values

C.

Greater than 27¢

D.

Prices cannot be inelastic in this case

Part 5

​e) At what price is the revenue a​ maximum?

x= __ ¢

​(Round to the nearest cent as needed. Use a comma to separate answers as​ needed.)

Part 6

​f) At a price of 22​¢ per​ cookie, will a small increase in price cause the total revenue to increase or​ decrease?

Increase

Decrease 

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