In the first week after Apple’s iTunes raised the price on its most popular songs from 99¢ to $1.29, the quantity demanded of Joyner’s “OJ and Ramen” fell approximately 9.4% to 52,760 units from the 57,941 units sold in the previous week. What is the arc elasticity of demand for “OJ & Ramen” based on the average price and quantity?

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  1. In the first week after Apple’s iTunes raised the price on its most popular songs from 99¢ to $1.29, the quantity demanded of Joyner’s “OJ and Ramen” fell approximately 9.4% to 52,760 units from the 57,941 units sold in the previous week. What is the arc elasticity of demand for “OJ & Ramen” based on the average price and quantity?

 

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