The Following Linear Demand Specification Is Estimated for Conlan Enterprises,a

question 9

Multiple Choice

The following linear demand specification is estimated for Conlan Enterprises,a price-setting firm: where Q is the quantity demanded of the product Conlan Enterprises sells,P is the price of that product,M is income,and is the price of a related product.The results of the estimation are presented below: For the next 2 questions suppose income remains at $10,000 but the price of the related good increases to $60 and Conlan decides to raise the price of its product to $50.At the prices and income given above,Conlan can expect to sell _________units.

• A)342
• B)600
• C)724
• D)864
• E)872

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