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Economics 51 and 52

Demand Elasticity

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The demand curve for Valentine's Day cards is shown below:

The picture is drawn to scale. That is, using your ruler carefully, you can find X,Y coordinates from the picture.

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1. What is total revenue when Price = 3?

2. What is total revenue when Price = 2?

3. What is total revenue when Price = 1?

4. What is the elasticity of demand if  P = 1 ?

5. What is the elasticity of demand if price is P = 2 ?

6. What is the elasticity of demand if price is P = 3?

7. What is the elasticity of demand if price is raised from P=1 to P=2?

8. What is the change in total revenue when price is
changed from  P = 1 to P = 2?  Is the change in revenue consistent with your answer to 7.? Yes  No

9. What is the elasticity of demand if price is raised from P=2 to P=3?

10. What is the change in total revenue when price is
changed from P=2 to P=3?   Is the change in revenue consistent with your answer to 9.? Yes  No

11. Do you see any apparent discrepancies in your answers? (Yes or No)

 

Hint #1: The price elasticity of demand is

Hint #2: The first hint can be rearranged to give .  On the right hand side you have the ratio of a particular P to a corresponding Q times the inverse of the slope of the demand curve.

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