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Elasticity of the good.
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The price elasticity of demand is unit-elastic (based on the midpoint formula)
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throughout the entire price range because the slope of the demand curve is constant.
in the $4 to $3 price range only.
over the entire $3 to $1 price range.
over the entire $6 to $4 price range
Suppose you observe the price and quantity demanded of a good at two dates. There is a large
percentage change in price but only a small percentage change in quantity. Which is the most likely
price elasticity of demand?
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Suppose that an increase in the price of carrots from $1.20 to $1.40 per pound raises the amount of carrots that carrot
farmers produce from 1.2 million pounds to 1.5 million pounds. Using the midpoint method, what is the coefficient of price
elasticity of supply?
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- Pop's Corn Popcorn shop normally sells 100 bags a day when the price is $6 per bag. On half-price Wednesday, the price is $3 and Pop's sells 150 bags. What is the price elasticity of demand? O 16.67 O 1.667 O 0.6 O 0.5 O 2arrow_forwardAn elasticity of 1.5 means that a 1% change in price will lead to a % change in quantity demanded. 0.5 O 3.0 1.0 O 15 O 1.5 siven a straight line demand curve, an entrepreneur can lower the price of a product to increase evenues until O price elasticity goes negative O price elasticity is elastic price elasticity is greater than 1 O price elasticity is unit elastic Statement I: A perfectly inelastic demand curve and a perfectly elastic supply curve are represented the same way on a graph. Statement Il: A perfectly elastic demand curve and a perfectly elastic supply curve are represented the şame way on a graph. O Statement II is true and statement I is false. O Both statements are false. O Both statements are true. O Statement I is true and statement II is false.arrow_forward...arrow_forward
- For product X, the price elasticity of demand has an absolute value of 3.5. This means that quantity demanded will increase by O 1 unit for each $3.50 decrease in price, ceteris paribus. O 1 percent for each 3.5 percent decrease in price, ceteris paribus. O 3.5 units for each $1 decrease in price, ceteris paribus. O 3.5 percent for each 1 percent decrease in price, ceteris paribus.arrow_forward2arrow_forwardLet (inverse) demand be Pb = 113 - 4 Qb and (inverse) supply be Pv = 27. What quantity are sellers willing to sell at price below $ 27 per unit? Answer: your answer Submit Price ($) $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $ 20 $0 0 LO 5 Demand e Quantity 10 Supply 15 Quantity Eqm 20 25 30arrow_forward
- Assume that the price of commodity Y rises by 13.5% and the cross price elasticity of demand with commodity X is 1.35. According to this situation, commodity X is O a. not related to commodity Y as the exact price of commodity Y has not been specified b. a complementary product as cross price elasticity of demand is positive O c. a substitute as cross price elasticity of demand is negative d.a substitute as cross price elasticity of demand is positivearrow_forward...arrow_forward1. Let (inverse) demand be Pb = 115 - 5 Qb and (inverse) supply be Pv = 29 + 4 Qv. What price will prevail in the market if it is competitive? Answer: your answer Price ($) $140 $120 $100 $80 $ 60 $40 $20 $0 0 8 LO 5 Submit Demand 10 Supply Quantity 15 Eqm 20 25arrow_forward
- 16. What are benefits from learning elasticity? know how much quantity supply change due to price changes knowing how much quantity demand change due to price changes making decision on price strategies of that particular products All above are correct O อื่นๆ: 17. how elasticity can be calculated? total change in quantity over the change in price percentage change in quantity over the percentage change in price O percentage change in price over the percentage change in quantity total change in price over the change in quantityarrow_forwardQUESTION 4 Apple wish to calculate the price elasticity of demand for iPhones, assuming prices increased from 400BD to 500BD and demand fell from 20,000 units to 18,000 units, what is the elasticity of demand? O 0.47 O2.11 O 1.78 O 6.09arrow_forwardIf an increase in price from $1 to $2 causes a decrease in quantity demanded from 120 to 100, calculate the price elasticity of demand by using the midpoint method. O 1.2 O 1.3 O 0.27 O 0.5arrow_forward
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