The Owner of a Local Hot Dog Stand Has Estimated

question 128

Multiple Choice

The owner of a local hot dog stand has estimated that if he lowers the price of hot dogs from $2.00 to $1.50, he will increase sales from 400 to 500 hot dogs per day. Using the midpoint formula, the demand for hot dogs is

• A) elastic.
• B) inelastic.
• C) unit elastic.
• D) perfectly elastic.

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