Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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How would I calculate the percentage change in price for these? (Not graded just a practice worksheet for a quiz tomorrow)

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**7. Calculate the percentage change in price for the following situations. Be sure to state whether price is rising or falling.**
a. Elasticity of demand is 1 and elasticity of supply is 2. Demand increases 30%.
b. Elasticity of demand is 1.5 and elasticity of supply is 0.5. Demand decreases 10%.
c. Elasticity of demand is 2 and elasticity of supply is 1. Supply increases 30%.
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**8. Income elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of demand to changes in income. Explain what is happening to demand and what kind of good is being represented in the following situations.**
a. Income is rising, and income elasticity of demand is positive.
b. Income is rising, and income elasticity of demand is negative.
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Each question provides a scenario requiring the calculation of the percentage change in price based on given elasticities. Additionally, the second question asks for the interpretation of changes in demand due to varying income elasticity values.
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The elasticity depends on the relationship between the quantity demanded and the price. The elasticity depends on the percentage change in quantity demanded and the percentage change in the price.
The price rises or falls depends on the elasticity of demand and the supply. The elasticity depends on the percentage change in quantity demanded and supplied with the change in the price.
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