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If the price elasticity of demand for football tickets is estimated to be 4.5, then a 10 percent increase in football ticket prices would be expected to cause a:
 a. 4.5 percent decrease in quantity demanded.
  b. 4.5 percent increase in quantity demanded.
  c. 45 percent decrease in quantity demanded.
  d. 45 percent increase in quantity demanded.
  e. 450 percent increase in quantity demanded

Question 2

As price decreases and we move down further along a linear demand curve, the price elasticity of demand will:
 a. decrease.
  b. increase.
  c. stay the same.
  d. approach infinity.
  e. increase or decrease.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 30, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a


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Reply 2 on: Jun 30, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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