Suppose the market demand functions for apples an bananas are respectively Qdle = 2500 – 300Papple + 200Poanana apple and Qdmane = - 500Pbanana 7500 + 250Papple The current prices are given by Papple = 5.00 and Pbanana = 7.00. What is the price elasticity (in absolute value) of Qapple (at Papple = 5.00 and Pbanana = 7.00)? O 0.600 0.625 O 0.650

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Suppose the market demand functions for apples and
bananas are respectively
Qiale = 2500 – 300Papple + 200Pbanana
Qapple
and
Qmana = 7500 + 250Papple
500Pbanana
The current prices are given by Papple = 5.00 and
Poanana = 7.00.
What is the price elasticity (in absolute value) of
Qapple lat Papple = 5.00 and Poanana = 7.00)?
O 0.600
0.625
0.650
O 0.675
Transcribed Image Text:Q'apple le Suppose the market demand functions for apples and bananas are respectively Qiale = 2500 – 300Papple + 200Pbanana Qapple and Qmana = 7500 + 250Papple 500Pbanana The current prices are given by Papple = 5.00 and Poanana = 7.00. What is the price elasticity (in absolute value) of Qapple lat Papple = 5.00 and Poanana = 7.00)? O 0.600 0.625 0.650 O 0.675
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