Price elasticity of demand
Not what you're looking for?
Suppose the price of apples rises from $3 a pound to $3.50 and your consumption of apples drops from 35 pounds of apples a month to 20 pounds of apples. What would your price elasticity of demand of apples be. What can you say about your price elasticity of demand of apples? Is it Elastic, Inelastic, or Unitary Elastic?
Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary
Solution describes the steps and formula for calculating price elasticity of demand.
Solution Preview
Please refer attached file for complete solution. Formula typed with the help of equation writer is missing here.
Solution:
Q1=35 Q2=20
P1=3 P2=3.5
Ep = ...
Education
- BEng (Hons) , Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India
- MSc (Hons) , Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India
Recent Feedback
- "Thank you"
- "Really great step by step solution"
- "I had tried another service before Brain Mass and they pale in comparison. This was perfect."
- "Thanks Again! This is totally a great service!"
- "Thank you so much for your help!"
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Economic Issues and Concepts
This quiz provides a review of the basic microeconomic concepts. Students can test their understanding of major economic issues.
Pricing Strategies
Discussion about various pricing techniques of profit-seeking firms.
Elementary Microeconomics
This quiz reviews the basic concept of supply and demand analysis.
Economics, Basic Concepts, Demand-Supply-Equilibrium
The quiz tests the basic concepts of demand, supply, and equilibrium in a free market.
Basics of Economics
Quiz will help you to review some basics of microeconomics and macroeconomics which are often not understood.