The current price floor in the agricultural lettuce market makes it such that price of lettuce...

 

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The current price floor in the agricultural lettuce market makes it such that price of lettuce is 25% higher than equilibrium price and 100 heads of lettuce are demanded. Assuming that the elasticity of demand for lettuce is -0.50, what would be the equilibrium quantity of lettuce if the government removed the current price floor? The current price floor in the agricultural lettuce market makes it such that price of lettuce is 25% higher than equilibrium price and 100 heads of lettuce are demanded. Assuming that the elasticity of demand for lettuce is -0.50, what would be the equilibrium quantity of lettuce if the government removed the current price floor?

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Lets start by finding the equilibrium price without the price floor We know that the current price w... View the full answer