The table below shows the retail price and sales for instant coffee and roasted coffee for two

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The table below shows the retail price and sales for instant coffee and roasted coffee for two years.
The table below shows the retail price and sales for

a. Using these data alone, estimate the short-run price elasticity of demand for roasted coffee. Derive a linear demand curve for roasted coffee.
b. Now estimate the short-run price elasticity of demand for instant coffee. Derive a linear demand curve for instant coffee.
c. Which coffee has the higher short-run price elasticity of demand? Why do you think this is the case?

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 978-0132857123

8th edition

Authors: Robert Pindyck, Daniel Rubinfeld

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