ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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c. What is the change in total revenue when the toll is decreased from $8 to $6?
8000
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Elasticity: Measuring Responsiveness - End of Chapter Problem
An experiment is conducted that provides the data in the accompanying table.
Number of vehicles using the tollway per day
10,000
12,000
Toll rate
$8
$6
a. What is the absolute value of price elasticity when the toll rate decreases from $8 to $6 (use the midpoint method)?
Round to the nearest hundredth.
Absolute value of price elasticity of demand:
0.58
Incorrect
b. Price elasticity of demand for the toll road is considered to be
inelastic.
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Transcribed Image Text:Elasticity: Measuring Responsiveness - End of Chapter Problem An experiment is conducted that provides the data in the accompanying table. Number of vehicles using the tollway per day 10,000 12,000 Toll rate $8 $6 a. What is the absolute value of price elasticity when the toll rate decreases from $8 to $6 (use the midpoint method)? Round to the nearest hundredth. Absolute value of price elasticity of demand: 0.58 Incorrect b. Price elasticity of demand for the toll road is considered to be inelastic.
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