As the Price of Samosas (A Triangular Pastry in India)

question 22

Multiple Choice

As the price of samosas (a triangular pastry in India) was raised from 2 to 3 rupees (Indian currency) , their quantity demanded fell from 15,000 to 12,000. Rounding to the nearest tenth, the elasticity of demand of samosas is:

• A) 4.
• B) 0.6.
• C) 1.8.
• D) impossible to determine because we don't know the exchange rate of the rupee.

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