Using the midpoint formula and the graph below, calculate the following:i. The price elasticity of demand when the price changes from 9 to 15; andii. The price elasticity of supply when the price changes from $4 to $9.

Suppose that the price elasticity of demand for a packet of cigar is -0.85 and the price elasticity of supply is 1.5 at market equilibrium. As a result of an increase on sales tax, the new equilibrium price rises by 15%. (a) What is the percentage change in quantity demanded of cigar? Show your calculation.

A rise in the price of a muffin from $2 to $3 results in a fall in the quantity demanded of muffins from 200 million to 160 million a day. Moreover, at today's price of a donut of $1.50, the quantity demanded of donuts increases from 70 million to 100 million a day.  Calculate the price elasticity of demand for muffins (show calculations) Is the demand for muffins elastic or inelastic? Calculate the cross elasticity of demand for donuts with respect to the price of a muffin. (show calculations) Based on the above calculation how would you characterize the relationship between muffins and donuts? Why would the business owner want to know this? Only typed solution

For the demand schedule shown below, what is the price elasticity of demand? Price Quantity Demanded $74 2,500 $80 1,800

Using the midpoint method, the price elasticity of demand for a good is computed to be approximately 0.55. Which of the following events is consistent with a 20 percent decrease in the quantity of the good demanded? a. An increase of 11.0 percent in the price of the good b. an increase of 36.36 percent in the price of the good c. An increase in the price of the good from $11.00 to $20.00 d. an Increase in the price of the good from $20 to $31.00

If price decreases from 20 $ to 12 $, what will be the magnitude of price elasticity of demand? Calculate showing formula, figures and arithmetic operations. Use simple notation. Example: (8+2)/2=5. *

Fill out the tables by calculating the price elasticity of demand and of supply (use the mid-point formula). Report elasticities with 2 decimals. Demand and Supply Schedule for Good X: Unit price of x Quantity demanded of x Quantity supplied of x Price elasticity of demand of x (2 decimals) Price elasticity of supply of x (2 decimals) $100 0 5 n/a n/a $95 2 4.5     $90 4 4     $85 6 3.5     $80 8 3     $75 10 2.5     $70 12 2     $65 14 1.5     $60 16 1     $55 18 0.5       Demand and Supply Schedule for Good Y: Unit price of y Quantity demanded of y Quantity supplied of y Price elasticity of demand of y (2 decimals) Price elasticity of supply of y (2 decimals) $100 10 40 n/a n/a $90 11 35     $80 12 30     $70 13 25     $60 14 20     $50 15 15     $40 16 10…

The price of a good rises from $12 to $15. Quantity supplied increases from 25,000 to 35,000. Using the midpoint method, calculate the price elasticity of supply.   Question 12 options:   0.4   0.67   1.5   1.75

Listen The price elasticity of supply of hot dog buns is estimated to be 1.5, Holding everything else constant, this means that a 10 percent decrease in the price of hot dog buns will cause the quantity of hot dog buns supplied to decrease by approximately 25 percent 1.5 percent 15 percent approximately 5 percent Previous Page Next Page Page 16 of 28

The following table below shows the information on price, quantity of goods and income level. PRICE OF GOOD A   QUANTITY     GOOD A GOOD B GOOD C 20 150 80 40 30 100 50 70 Based on the information above, a) Calculate the price elasticity of demand for good A when the price increases from RM 20 to RM 30. b) Calculate the cross-price elasticity of demand for good A and Good B when price increases from RM 20 to RM 30. State the relationship between good A and Good B and give an example of good that has the same relationship with A and good B. c) Calculate the cross-price elasticity of demand for good A and good C when price increases from RM 20 to RM 30. State the relationship between good A and good C and provide an example of good that has the same relationship with A and good C.