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a. If a 10 percent increase in price decreases the quantity demanded by 12 percent, the price elasticity of demand is ____________.
b. The price of strawberries falls from $1.50 to $1.00 per carton and the quantity demanded goes from 100,000 to 200,000 cartons. Calculate the price elasticity of demand and interpret it in words.
c. At the present level of consumption, 4,000 movie tickets, and at the current price, $5 per ticket, the price elasticity of demand for movie tickets is 1. Calculate the percentage by which the owners of movie theaters must reduce price in order to sell 5,000 tickets.
d. The price elasticity of demand for ice-cream sandwiches is 1.2 at the current price of $0.50 per sandwich and the current consumption level of 100,000 sandwiches. Calculate the change in the quantity demanded when price rises by $0.05.
e. Calculate the price elasticity of supply for web-design services when the price per hour rises from $100 to $150 and the number of hours transacted increases from 300,000 to 500,000. Is supply elastic, inelastic, or unit-elastic?
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: If a 10 percent increase in price decreases the quantity demanded by 12 percent, the price elasticity of demand is. The price of strawberries falls from $1.50 to $1.00 per carton and the quantity demanded goes from 100,000 to 200,000 cartons. Calcula..
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