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eep the Highest 1/2
2. Calculating the price elasticity of demand: A step-by-stepguide
Suppose that during the past year, the price of a virtual reality headset rose from $4,700 to $4,980. During the same time period, consumer sales
decreased from 397,000 to 289,000 headsets
Attempts 1
Calculate the elasticity of demand between these two price-quantity combination by using the following steps. After each step, complete the relevant
part of the table with the appropiate answers (Note: For decreases in price or quantity, enter values in the Change column with a minus sign.)
Original
Percentage Change
Quantity
Price
New
Average
Change
Step 1: Fill in the appropriate values for original quantity, new quantity, original price, and now price
Step 2: Calculate the average quantity by adding the original quantey and the new quantity, and then dividing by two. De the same for the average
price
Step 3: Calculate the change in quantity by subtracting the original quantity from the new quantity. Do the same for the change in price.
Step 4: Calculate the percentage change in quantity demanded by dividing the change in quantity by the average quantity Do the same to calculate
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Transcribed Image Text:CENGAGE MINDTAP Homework (Ch 05) eep the Highest 1/2 2. Calculating the price elasticity of demand: A step-by-stepguide Suppose that during the past year, the price of a virtual reality headset rose from $4,700 to $4,980. During the same time period, consumer sales decreased from 397,000 to 289,000 headsets Attempts 1 Calculate the elasticity of demand between these two price-quantity combination by using the following steps. After each step, complete the relevant part of the table with the appropiate answers (Note: For decreases in price or quantity, enter values in the Change column with a minus sign.) Original Percentage Change Quantity Price New Average Change Step 1: Fill in the appropriate values for original quantity, new quantity, original price, and now price Step 2: Calculate the average quantity by adding the original quantey and the new quantity, and then dividing by two. De the same for the average price Step 3: Calculate the change in quantity by subtracting the original quantity from the new quantity. Do the same for the change in price. Step 4: Calculate the percentage change in quantity demanded by dividing the change in quantity by the average quantity Do the same to calculate
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