a). The price elasticity of demand for a firms product is equal to 2.25 over the range
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a). The price elasticity of demand for a firm’s product is equal to –2.25 over the range of prices being considered by the firm’s manager. If the manager increases the price of the product by 9 percent, the manager predicts the quantity demanded will ________ (increase, decrease) by ________ percent.
b). The price elasticity of demand for an industry’s demand curve is equal to –2.25 for the range of prices over which supply decreases. If total industry output is expected to decrease by 14 percent as a result of the supply decrease, managers in this industry should expect the market price of the good to ________ (increase, decrease) by ________percent.
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Managerial Economics and Business Strategy
ISBN: 978-0073523224
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Authors: Michael Baye, Jeff Prince
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