This question is based on the following table which shows the demand schedule for ice cream cones. Price Quantity demanded R1 100 R2 80 R3 60 R4 40 R5 20 20 What is the price elasticity of demand when the price changes from R4 per ice cream cone to R5 per ice cream cone? Use the formula for arc elasticity. (Ignore the negative sign and round off to 2 decimal places.) Answer:
This question is based on the following table which shows the demand schedule for ice cream cones. Price Quantity demanded R1 100 R2 80 R3 60 R4 40 R5 20 20 What is the price elasticity of demand when the price changes from R4 per ice cream cone to R5 per ice cream cone? Use the formula for arc elasticity. (Ignore the negative sign and round off to 2 decimal places.) Answer:
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Transcribed Image Text:This question is based on the following table which shows the demand schedule for ice cream
cones.
Price
Quantity demanded
R1
100
R2
80
R3
60
R4
40
R5
20
20
What is the price elasticity of demand when the price changes from R4 per ice cream cone to R5 per
ice cream cone? Use the formula for arc elasticity. (Ignore the negative sign and round off to 2
decimal places.)
Answer:
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