When the price of apples is $1.00 cach a local farmer sells 500 apples. When the farmer increases the price of apples to $1.20 she only sells 450 apples. By what percentage did the price of apples inerease? By what percentage did the quantity of apples sold decrease? What is the Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) for apples? If the price of apples had increased by 10%, by what percentage would quantity demanded have fallen?

When the price of apples is $1.00 cach a local farmer sells 500 apples. When the farmer increases the price of apples to $1.20 she only sells 450 apples. By what percentage did the price of apples inerease? By what percentage did the quantity of apples sold decrease? What is the Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) for apples? If the price of apples had increased by 10%, by what percentage would quantity demanded have fallen?

Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781337091992

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter5: Elastic And Its Application

Section: Chapter Questions

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