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Collmarie

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If an increase in the price of a product from 1 to 2 per unit leads to a decrease in the quantity demanded from 100 to 80 units, then according to the averaging equation, the value of price elasticity of demand in absolute terms is:
 a. 0.33.
  b. 2.33.
  c. 0.25.
  d. 3.
  e. 0.66.

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If an increase in the price of a product from 1 to 2 per unit leads to a decrease in the quantity demanded from 100 to 80 units, then demand is:
 a. elastic.
  b. inelastic.
  c. of unitary elasticity.
  d. 0.
  e. inferior.



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carolinefletcherr

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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b




Collmarie

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Reply 2 on: Jun 30, 2018
Gracias!


Bigfoot1984

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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