Calculate the elasticity of demand, if the demand function isQ= 160 - 2p + 8Y,at the point where p= 12 and Q= 20.The elasticity of demand is e= (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place and include aCalculate the elasticity of demand, if the demand function isQ=20pThe elasticity of demand is e=(Enter your response rounded to one decimal place and include a

The elasticity of demand is calculated by taking the ratio of percentage change in quantity demanded…

Answered: Calculate the elasticity of demand, if…

Micro Economics For Today

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337613064

Author:Tucker, Irvin B.

Publisher:Tucker, Irvin B.

Chapter5: Price Elasticity Of Demand And Supply

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4SQ

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

The price elasticity of demand for personal computers is estimated to be 2.2. If the price of personal computers declines by 20 percent, what will be the expected percentage increase in the quantity of computers sold?
What are the major determinants of a products price elasticity of demand? Studies indicate that the demand for Florida oranges, Bayer aspirin, watermelons, and airfares to Europe are elastic. Why?
(Calculating Price Elasticity of Demand) Suppose that 50 units of a good are demanded at a price of Si per unit. A reduction in price to $0.20 results in an increase in quantity demanded to 70 units. Using the midpoint formula, show that these data yield a price elasticity of 0.25. By what percentage would a 10 percent rise in the price reduce the quantity demanded, assuming price elasticity remains constant along the demand curve?
Prove that price elasticity of demand is not the same as the slope of a demand curve.
Suppose a movie theater raises the price of popcorn 10 percent, but customers do not buy any less popcorn. What does this tell you about the price elasticity of demand? What will happen to total revenue as a result of the price increase?
What does a price elasticity of demand of 0.39 mean?
Suppose Sally buys exactly five bars of English toffee each week, regardless of whether the toffee bars are regularly priced at 1 or on sale for 0.50. Based on this information, what is Sallys price elasticity of demand for English toffee in this price range? a. 0 b. 1 c. Infinity d. Cannot be determined.
Suppose a university raises its tuition from 3,000 to 3,500. As a result, student enrollment falls from 5,000 to 4,500. Calculate the price elasticity of demand. Is demand elastic, unitary elastic, or inelastic?
Consider the following supply schedule: What is the price elasticity of supply between a. P = 10 and P = 8? b. P = 8 and P = 6? c. P = 6 and P = 4? d. P = 4 and P = 2? e. P = 2 and P = 0?
The Stopdecay Company sells an electric toothbrush for $25. Its sales have averaged 8,000 units per month over the past year. Recently, its closest competitor, Decayfigh ter, reduced the price of its electric toothbrush from $35 to $30. As a result, Stopde cays sales declined by 1,500 units per month. What is the arc cross elasticity of demand between Stopdecays toothbrush and Decayfighters toothbrush? What does this indicate about the relationship between the two products? If Stopdecay knows that the arc price elasticity of demand for its toothbrush is 1.5, what price would Stopdecay have to charge to sell the same number of units as it did before the Decayfighter price cut? Assume that Decayfighter holds the price of its toothbrush constant at $30. What is Stopdecays average monthly total revenue from the sale of electric toothbrushes before and after the price change determined in part (b)? Is the result in part (c) necessarily desirable? What other factors would have to be taken into consideration?
If the elasticity of demand for hamburgers equals 21.5 and the quantity demanded equals 40,000, predict what will happen to the quantity demanded of hamburgers when the price increases by 10 percent. If the price falls by 5 percent, what will happen?
The quantity demanded of good X rises from 130 to 145units as income rises from 2,000 to 2,500 a month. What is the income elasticity of demand for good X?

SEE MORE QUESTIONS

Recommended textbooks for you

Micro Economics For Today

Economics

ISBN:

9781337613064

Author:

Tucker, Irvin B.

Publisher:

Cengage,

Survey Of Economics

Economics

ISBN:

9781337111522

Author:

Tucker, Irvin B.

Publisher:

Cengage,

ECON MICRO

Economics

ISBN:

9781337000536

Author:

William A. McEachern

Publisher:

Cengage Learning

Micro Economics For Today

Economics

ISBN:

9781337613064

Author:

Tucker, Irvin B.

Publisher:

Cengage,

Survey Of Economics

Economics

ISBN:

9781337111522

Author:

Tucker, Irvin B.

Publisher:

Cengage,

ECON MICRO

Economics

ISBN:

9781337000536

Author:

William A. McEachern

Publisher:

Cengage Learning

Exploring Economics

Economics

ISBN:

9781544336329

Author:

Robert L. Sexton

Publisher:

SAGE Publications, Inc

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies an…

Economics

ISBN:

9781305506381

Author:

James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:

Cengage Learning

Economics:

Economics

ISBN:

9781285859460

Author:

BOYES, William

Publisher:

Cengage Learning

SEE MORE TEXTBOOKS