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ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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4. Elastic, inelastic, and unit-elastic demand

The following graph shows the demand for a good.

PRICE (Dollars per unit)QUANTITY (Units)Demand0W14010X9035Y7045Z2070

For each of the regions listed in the following table, use the midpoint method to identify if the demand for this good is elastic, (approximately) unit elastic, or inelastic.

Region	Elastic	Inelastic	Unit Elastic
Between Y and Z
Between X and Y
Between W and X

True or False: The value of the price elasticity of demand is equal to the slope of the demand curve.

True

False

140
90
70
20
Demand
10
35
45
70
QUANTITY (Units)
PRICE (Dollars per unit)

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