Worldwide annual sales of smartphones over a two year period were approximately q = -5p + 3,020 million phones at a selling price of $p per phone. (a) Obtain a formula for the price elasticity of demand E. E = (b) In one of the years the actual selling price was $375 per phone. What was the corresponding price elasticity of demand? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) E = Interpret your answer. The demand was going -Select- v by about | % per 1% increase in price at that price level. (c) Use your formula for E to determine the selling price that would have resulted in the largest annual revenue. $ What would have been the resulting annual revenue? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) | billion

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Worldwide annual sales of smartphones over a two year period were approximately q = -5p + 3,020 million phones at a
selling price of $p per phone.
(a) Obtain a formula for the price elasticity of demand E.
E =
(b) In one of the years the actual selling price was $375 per phone. What was the corresponding price elasticity of
demand? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
E =
Interpret your answer.
The demand was going --Select- v by about
% per 1% increase in price at that price level.
(c) Use your formula for E to determine the selling price that would have resulted in the largest annual revenue.
$
What would have been the resulting annual revenue? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
billion
Transcribed Image Text:Worldwide annual sales of smartphones over a two year period were approximately q = -5p + 3,020 million phones at a selling price of $p per phone. (a) Obtain a formula for the price elasticity of demand E. E = (b) In one of the years the actual selling price was $375 per phone. What was the corresponding price elasticity of demand? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) E = Interpret your answer. The demand was going --Select- v by about % per 1% increase in price at that price level. (c) Use your formula for E to determine the selling price that would have resulted in the largest annual revenue. $ What would have been the resulting annual revenue? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) billion
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