The inverse demand for Tires is: P = 20 + .0005I – 0.5QD
The current market price is $11 and average income (I) is $10,000.
a) Calculate the markets total Demand?
b) Calculate the market’s consumer surplus. Draw the Demand Curve and identify the price quantity and label the axes for price and quantity.
c) Calculate the price elasticity of demand.
d) Is the Price elasticity of demand calculated in Question #1c elastic or inelastic?
e) Calculate the income elasticity of demand.
f) Based on the income elasticity of demand calculated in Question #1e, is this product a normal good or an inferior good?

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a To calculate the markets total demand we can substitute the given values into the inverse demand equation P 20 00005I 05QD Given P 11 I 10000 Substi... View the full answer