Leo's Bakery Reduces the Price of Wheat Bread from $3

question 217

Multiple Choice

Leo's Bakery reduces the price of wheat bread from $3 to $1 and finds that quantity demanded increases from 100 to 122 loaves. Leo calculates that his price elasticity of demand for wheat bread is:

• A) 0.
• B) 0.2.
• C) 1.0.
• D) 1.5.
• E) 2.0

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