Suppose, while rummaging through your uncle's closet, you found the original painting of Dogs Playing Poker, a valuable plece of art. You decide to set up a display in your uncle's garage. The demand curve to see this valuable plece of art is as shown in the diagram below. Instructions: On the graph below, use the drop-down menu to indicate whether demand is elastic, inelastic, or unit elastic at each point. Price ($/visit) 14 S 12 10 00 2 0 Demand for Dogs Playing Poker 1 Elastic per visit. 2 Inelastic 3 4 Unit elastic 5 6 Quantity (visitors/day) What price should you charge if your goal is to maximize your revenues from tickets sold? Instructions: Enter your answer as a whole number. 7

Suppose, while rummaging through your uncle's closet, you found the original painting of Dogs Playing Poker, a valuable plece of art. You decide to set up a display in your uncle's garage. The demand curve to see this valuable plece of art is as shown in the diagram below. Instructions: On the graph below, use the drop-down menu to indicate whether demand is elastic, inelastic, or unit elastic at each point. Price ($/visit) 14 S 12 10 00 2 0 Demand for Dogs Playing Poker 1 Elastic per visit. 2 Inelastic 3 4 Unit elastic 5 6 Quantity (visitors/day) What price should you charge if your goal is to maximize your revenues from tickets sold? Instructions: Enter your answer as a whole number. 7

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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