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Business. Tipton Industries determines that the demand function for its sunglass cases is
Where q is the quantity of sunglass cases sold when the price is x dollars per case
a. Find the elasticity of demand
b. Find the elasticity when
c. At what price is revenue a maximum?
d. If the price is $8 and Tipton Industries raises the price by 20%, will revenue increase or decrease?
Does this contradict the answers to parts (b) and (c)? Why or why not?
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