Suppose that the market demand curve for pasta is a straight line of the form Q =
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a. At what price does the demand for pasta go to 0? Develop a numerical example to show that the demand for pasta is elastic at this point.
b. How much pasta is demanded at a price of $0? Develop a numerical example to show that demand is inelastic at this point.
c. How much pasta is demanded at a price of $3? Develop a numerical example that suggests that total spending on pasta is as large as possible at this price?
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Intermediate Microeconomics and Its Application
ISBN: 978-1133189039
12th edition
Authors: Walter Nicholson, Christopher M. Snyder
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