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Demand and elasticity The economic advisor of a large tire store proposes the demand function
- a. Recalling that the demand must be positive, what is the domain of this function?
- b. According to the model, how many tires can be sold in a day at a price of $60 per tire?
- c. Find the elasticity function on the domain of the demand function.
- d. For what prices is the demand elastic? Inelastic?
- e. If the price of tires is raised from $60 to $62, what is the approximate percentage decrease in demand (using the elasticity function)?
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