The price and quantity demanded of a particular smartphone app are shown in the table below.   Price ($ per download) $0 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 Quantity Demanded (millions of downloads) 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Draw the demand curve for the app. Calculate the price elasticity of demand between prices $0 and $1. Suppose the current market price for the app is $3, and the app owner, who is one of your friends, is considering to raise it to $4. What suggestion would you give to him? Suppose the current market price for the app is $6, and the app owner, who is one of your friends, is considering to raise it to $7. What suggestion would you give to him?

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  1. The price and quantity demanded of a particular smartphone app are shown in the table below.

 

Price

($ per download)

$0

$1

$2

$3

$4

$5

$6

$7

Quantity Demanded (millions of downloads)

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

  1. Draw the demand curve for the app.
  2. Calculate the price elasticity of demand between prices $0 and $1.
  3. Suppose the current market price for the app is $3, and the app owner, who is one of your friends, is considering to raise it to $4. What suggestion would you give to him?
  4. Suppose the current market price for the app is $6, and the app owner, who is one of your friends, is considering to raise it to $7. What suggestion would you give to him?

 

 

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