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Chapter 0, Problem 3(choose chapter or problem)
At the present level of consumption, 4,000 movie tickets, and at the current price, $5 per ticket, the price elasticity of demand for movie tickets is 1. Using the midpoint method, calculate the percentage by which the owners of movie theaters must reduce the price in order to sell 5,000 tickets.
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QUESTION:
At the present level of consumption, 4,000 movie tickets, and at the current price, $5 per ticket, the price elasticity of demand for movie tickets is 1. Using the midpoint method, calculate the percentage by which the owners of movie theaters must reduce the price in order to sell 5,000 tickets.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
The price elasticity of demand represents the change in quantity concerning the price difference. The price elasticity of demand has a negative sign which is from the law of demand.