When the Price of Cosmopolitan Magazine Decreases from $5 to $3

question 73

Multiple Choice

When the price of Cosmopolitan magazine decreases from $5 to $3, the quantity demanded increases from 600,000 to 1,000,000 copies each month. Using the midpoint method, the price elasticity of demand equals

• A) 1.
• B) 1/2.
• C) 1/3.
• D) 2.
• E) 3.

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