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Given the following demand function:

PriceP$ Quantity,QD(Pounds of steak) Arc Elasticity, ED Total Revenue Marginal Revenue
12 30 n.a n.a
11 40
10 50
9 60
8 70
7 80
6 90
5 100
4 110

a)Compute the associated arc elasticity, total revenue, and marginal revenue values.

b)On a separate graphs, plot the demand function, total revenue function, and marginal revenue function.

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Solution describes the steps to find out arc elasticity, total revenue and marginal revenue. Desired Curves are plotted with the help of MS Excel.

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a)Compute the associated arc elasticity, total revenue, and marginal revenue values.

Arc Elasticity is given by

Ed=

Price P Quantity Qd Arc Elasticity Ed Total Revenue ...

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