ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Identify and explain three of the factors that help determine how elastic demand for a particular good is. Discuss how the factors you select would help explain the price elasticity of demand for a sweater from Banana Republic.
Flavor Flav has released a new exercise DVD for his loyal fans. If he charges $20 he expects to sell 10,000 copies; if he charges $30, he expects to sell 8,000 copies. Calculate the elasticity of demand for this product between those two points. Is this demand elastic or inelastic?
Barron used to make $2,500 a month and eat sushi three times per month. Now he is making $3,500 a month and is eating sushi seven times per month. What is Barron’s income elasticity of demand for sushi? For Barron, is sushi 1) a normal good or an inferior good, and 2) a necessity or a luxury?
Netflix raises the price of its service from $11 per month to $14 per month. This causes the number of people subscribing to HCCCtinder – a school-specific dating app – to rise from 2,200 to 2,500. What is the cross-price elasticity of demand? Based upon your answer, are Netflix and HCCCtinder substitutes or compliments?
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