Asked by M'Kayla McGee on Apr 24, 2024

If the price elasticity of demand for a good is 5, then a 10 percent increase in price results in a

A) 0.50 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.
B) 2.00 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.
C) 50.00 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.
D) 100.00 percent decrease in the quantity demanded.

Price Elasticity

An indicator of the sensitivity of the demand for a product to fluctuations in its price, represented by the percentage change.

Quantity Demanded

The specific amount of a product that buyers are willing to purchase at a given price, holding all other factors constant.

  • Scrutinize the effect that price variation has on the amount of demand by applying the elasticity notion.
  • Determine the relationship between price elasticity and total revenue.