Microeconomics: Principles, Applications, and Tools (8th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13294-886-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-13294-886-9

Chapter 5 - Elasticity: A Measure of Responsiveness - Exercises - 5.5 The Price Elasticity of Supply - Page 124: 5.1

Answer

2.5

Work Step by Step

$E_s=\frac{\Delta qty\%}{\Delta price\%}=\frac{\frac{220-200}{200}\times100}{\frac{104-100}{100}\times100}=\frac{10}{4}=2.5$
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