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Price Inelasticity

Can you please give me some examples of price elasticity and Starbucks?

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Price elasticity of demand measures how much consumers respond in their buying decisions to a change in price. The basic formula used to determine price elasticity is
<br>e=(percentage change in quantity)/(percentage change in price).
<br>(elasticity is the percentage change in ...

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