A garden shop determines the demand function q = D(x) = 4x + 500 during early summer for tomato plants where q is 10x +9 the number of plants sold per day when the price is x dollars per plant. (a) Find the elasticity. (b) Find the elasticity when x = 3. (c) At $3 per plant, will a small increase in price cause the total revenue to increase or decrease?

A garden shop determines the demand function q = D(x) = 4x + 500 during early summer for tomato plants where q is 10x +9 the number of plants sold per day when the price is x dollars per plant. (a) Find the elasticity. (b) Find the elasticity when x = 3. (c) At $3 per plant, will a small increase in price cause the total revenue to increase or decrease?

Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach

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