Raising the Average Price of an Entree at a Restaurant

question 42

Short Answer

Raising the average price of an entree at a restaurant from $13 to $15 reduces the number of customers per day from 225 to 175.
A. What is the elasticity of demand to two decimal places for entrees at a price of $13?
B. Would raising the price from $13 to $15 increase or decrease the profit?

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