Danny “Dimes" Donahue is a neighborhood's 9-year-old entrepreneur. His most recent venture is selling homemade brownies that he bakes himself. At a price of $2.50 each, he sells 250. At a price of $2.00 each, he sells 300.

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Danny "Dimes" Donahue is a neighborhood's 9-year-old entrepreneur. His most recent venture is selling homemade brownies that he
bakes himself. At a price of $2.50 each, he sells 250. At a price of $2.00 each, he sells 300.
Instructions: Use the midpoint method and round your answer to two decimal places. Do not include a negative sign (-).
a. What is the elasticity of demand?
0.11
Transcribed Image Text:Danny "Dimes" Donahue is a neighborhood's 9-year-old entrepreneur. His most recent venture is selling homemade brownies that he bakes himself. At a price of $2.50 each, he sells 250. At a price of $2.00 each, he sells 300. Instructions: Use the midpoint method and round your answer to two decimal places. Do not include a negative sign (-). a. What is the elasticity of demand? 0.11
b. Suppose the price of apples goes up from $20 to $25 a box. In direct response, Goldsboro Farms supplies 1,400 boxes of apples
instead of 1,000 boxes. Compute the coefficient of price elasticity (midpoints approach) for Goldsboro's supply.
Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places.
Es = -0.02
Transcribed Image Text:b. Suppose the price of apples goes up from $20 to $25 a box. In direct response, Goldsboro Farms supplies 1,400 boxes of apples instead of 1,000 boxes. Compute the coefficient of price elasticity (midpoints approach) for Goldsboro's supply. Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. Es = -0.02
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Elasticity = Percentage change in quantity/ Percentage change in price

According to the midpoint method:

Percentage change in quantity = ([Q2-Q1]/[{Q2+Q1}/2])*100

Percentage change in price = ([P2-P1]/[{P2+P1}/2])*100

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