suppose there is a market demand for coffee that express with the function Qd=252-4p and at the same time the supply of coffee is perfectly inelastic Qs=172, therefore farmers cannot change the supply quanitiy in the shortrun. so make a graph and calculate 1)consumer surplus, 2)the own-price elasticity of demand at $40/unit, and 3)the reservation price of consumers where demand elasticity equal 0.189.

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suppose there is a market demand for coffee that express with the function Qd=252-4p and at the same time the supply of coffee is perfectly inelastic Qs=172, therefore farmers cannot change the supply quanitiy in the shortrun. so make a graph and calculate 1)consumer surplus, 2)the own-price elasticity of demand at $40/unit, and 3)the reservation price of consumers where demand elasticity equal 0.189.

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