Refer to the Information Provided in Figure 5

question 19

Multiple Choice

Refer to the information provided in Figure 5.7 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Figure 5.7
The above figure represents the market for pumpkins both before and after the imposition of an excise tax, which is represented by the shift of the supply curve.
-Refer to Figure 5.7. Using the midpoint formula, the price elasticity of demand for pumpkins from the equilibrium point before the imposition of the tax to the equilibrium point after the imposition of the tax is

• A) -0.02.
• B) -0.47.
• C) -2.11
• D) -4.43

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