Suppose that your demand schedule for pizza is as follows: Price Quantity Demanded (income = $20,000) Quantity Demanded (income = $24,000) $8    40 pizzas     50 pizzas 10    32     45 12    24     30 14    16     20 16      8     12 Use the midpoint method to calculate your price elasticity of demand as the price of pizza increas

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  1. Suppose that your demand schedule for pizza is as follows:

Price

Quantity Demanded (income = $20,000)

Quantity Demanded (income = $24,000)

$8

   40 pizzas

    50 pizzas

10

   32

    45

12

   24

    30

14

   16

    20

16

     8

    12

  1. Use the midpoint method to calculate your price elasticity of demand as the price of pizza increases from $8 to $10 if (i) your income is $2000 and (ii) your income is $24000.
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