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1.4 Assignment Analyzing Elasticity
To calculate the coefficient of price elasticity of demand using the Midpoints Formula, you can use the following formula: Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) = [(Q2 - Q1) / ((Q2 + Q1) / 2)] / [(P2 - P1) / ((P2 + P1) / 2)] Where: Q1 = Initial quantity demanded (600 combos per week before the price increase) Q2 = New quantity demanded (sales declined by 15 combos per week after the price increase) P1 = Initial price ($5.95) P2 = New price ($6.95) Let's calculate PED: PED = [(-15) / ((600 + 585) / 2)] / [(6.95 - 5.95) / ((6.95 + 5.95) / 2)] PED = [(-15) / (1192.5)] / [(1.00) / (12.9)] PED ≈ (-0.0126) / 0.0775 PED ≈ -0.1626 (approximately) The fact that the price elasticity of demand (PED) is negative (-0.1626) demonstrates the inelastic nature of combination meals. When demand is inelastic, the percentage change in quantity required is proportionally less than the percentage change in price. In this instance, despite the price rising by roughly 17%, demand reduced by only about 2%. This implies that consumers are comparatively unresponsive to price changes for combination meals, showing that
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