If Jim’s Home Goods price elasticity of demand is −2, and its profit maximizing price is $6, then its: average cost is $3.00. average cost is $0.33. marginal cost is $3.00. marginal cost is $0.33. average cost is $5.67.

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If Jim’s Home Goods price elasticity of demand is −2, and its profit maximizing price is $6, then its:

  1. average cost is $3.00.
  2. average cost is $0.33.
  3. marginal cost is $3.00.
  4. marginal cost is $0.33.
  5. average cost is $5.67.
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Introduction

Price elasticity of demand: It is the responsiveness of the percentage change in the quantity demanded of a commodity because of the percentage change in the price of the commodity. The price elasticity of demand is measured as:

Ed = QP×PQEd is the price elasticity of demandQ is the change in the quantity demandedQ is the initial quantity demandedP is the change in the priceP is the initial price

If the value of the price elasticity of demand is infinity it is considered perfectly elastic.

If the value of the price elasticity of demand is more than 1 it is considered relatively elastic.

If the value of the price elasticity of demand is equal to 1 it is considered unitary elastic.

If the value of the price elasticity of demand is less than 1 it is considered relatively inelastic.

If the value of the price elasticity of demand is equal to zero it is considered perfectly inelastic.

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