QuestionElasticity of Demand The demand function for a certain brand of backpacks is
where is the unit price in dollars and is the quantity (in hundreds) demanded per month.
(a) Find the elasticity of demand .
Determine the range of prices corresponding to inelastic, unitary, and elastic demand.
Demand is inelastic if , unitary if --Select-, and elastic if -Select--.
(b) If the unit price is increased slightly from , will the revenue increase or decrease?
The revenue will increase.
The revenue will decrease.
The revenue will remain constant.
Studdy Solution
Analyze the effect of a price increase from $53 on revenue:
Since corresponds to unitary demand, any increase in price will lead to a proportional decrease in quantity demanded, keeping revenue constant.
The revenue will remain constant.
The elasticity of demand is . Demand is inelastic if , unitary if , and elastic if . If the unit price is increased slightly from $53, the revenue will remain constant.
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