Dr. Cool loves to make people look nice. She is a plastic surgeon. Her services are...

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Dr. Cool loves to make people look nice. She is a plastic surgeon. Her services are mostly for cosmetic purposes-Hollywood smiles, Botox, face lifting, hip trimming, nose trimming, lip enlarging, jaw widening, and so forth. Demand for her services is growing, and business is doing well. So, as much as she likes people, she loves money more. She approaches you and asks you if it is a good idea to raise the price of her services by 35%, but she is worried she will lose customers if she raises her prices. ● Given your knowledge about price elasticity of demand, would you consider Dr. Cool's services to be price elastic or price inelastic? Explain why. • What determines whether the type of services she provides are price elastic or price inelastic? • What is your final recommendation to her? Raise the price by 35%? More than 35%? Less than 35%? Or not to raise the prices at all? Dr. Cool loves to make people look nice. She is a plastic surgeon. Her services are mostly for cosmetic purposes-Hollywood smiles, Botox, face lifting, hip trimming, nose trimming, lip enlarging, jaw widening, and so forth. Demand for her services is growing, and business is doing well. So, as much as she likes people, she loves money more. She approaches you and asks you if it is a good idea to raise the price of her services by 35%, but she is worried she will lose customers if she raises her prices. ● Given your knowledge about price elasticity of demand, would you consider Dr. Cool's services to be price elastic or price inelastic? Explain why. • What determines whether the type of services she provides are price elastic or price inelastic? • What is your final recommendation to her? Raise the price by 35%? More than 35%? Less than 35%? Or not to raise the prices at all?

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