tes the demand for taxi rides in a large city. Suppose the price per ride is initially $20 but then falls to $10 due to a recession. What is the price elasticity of demand for taxi rides? Using the midpoint formula, the price elasticity of demand is two decimal places.) Demand is inelastic unit-elastic elastic → (Enter your response rounded to m

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The figure to the right illustrates the demand for taxi rides in a large city. Suppose the price per
ride is initially $20 but then falls to $10 due to a recession. What is the price elasticity of demand
for taxi rides?
Using the midpoint formula, the price elasticity of demand is. (Enter your response rounded to
two decimal places.)
Demand is
inelastic
unit-elastic
elastic
→
Price (dollars per taxi ride)
60-
55-
50-
45-
40-
35-
30-
25-
20-
15-
10-
5-
0-
0
A
B
D
40,000 80,000 120,000 160,000 200,000 240,000
Quantity (taxi rides per day)
5
Transcribed Image Text:The figure to the right illustrates the demand for taxi rides in a large city. Suppose the price per ride is initially $20 but then falls to $10 due to a recession. What is the price elasticity of demand for taxi rides? Using the midpoint formula, the price elasticity of demand is. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) Demand is inelastic unit-elastic elastic → Price (dollars per taxi ride) 60- 55- 50- 45- 40- 35- 30- 25- 20- 15- 10- 5- 0- 0 A B D 40,000 80,000 120,000 160,000 200,000 240,000 Quantity (taxi rides per day) 5
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