Suppose the Good Food Supermarket Increases the Price of a Pound

question 116

Multiple Choice

Suppose the Good Food supermarket increases the price of a pound of bananas from $.75 to $1.25 and finds that the quantity of bananas it sells per month drops from 1,500 to 1,000. The price elasticity of demand coefficient for bananas in this price range is:

• A) 0.80.
• B) 3.00.
• C) 2.00.
• D) 0.50.

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