Principles of Economics, 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 128516587X
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-587-5

Chapter 5 - Part II - Elasticity and its Application - Quick Check Multiple Choice - Page 108: 2

Answer

b. 1/2

Work Step by Step

The answer can be obtained by substituting the values given by the question into the mid-point formula for the price elasticity of demand Price elasticity of demand $$=\frac{(Q2 - Q1)/ ((Q2 + Q1)/2)}{P2 - P1)/ ((P2 + P1)/2)}$$ $$=\frac{(90 - 110)/ ((90 + 110)/2)}{(12 - 8)/ ((8 + 12)/2)}$$ $$=1/2$$ $$= b.$$
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