Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies, 19th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073511447
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-144-3

Chapter 4 - Elasticity - Problems - Page 91: 3

Answer

Demand is unit elastic over this price range.

Work Step by Step

Despite the price of basketballs changing from 30 dollars to 20 dollars, the total revenue remains at 600 dollars. This would only occur when the price elasticity of demand is unit elastic as price would change proportionately with quantity demanded. If price was elastic, quantity demanded would change more than proportionately with price, and total revenue would increase. If price elasticity of demand is inelastic, quantity demanded would change less than proportionately with price, and total revenue will decrease.
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