Answer:
Price elasticity of demand = 28.67 (Approx.)
Explanation:
Given:
Old price of car = 42.000 euros
New price of car = 44.000 euros
Quantity of car old = 100 units
Quantity of car new = 20 units
Find:
Price elasticity of car
Computation:
Price elasticity of demand = (Percentage change in quantity)/(Percentage change in price)
Price elasticity of demand = [{(Q2-Q1)100}/{(Q1+Q2)/2}] / [{(P2-P1)100}/{(P1+P2)/2}]
Price elasticity of demand = [{(20-100)100}/{(20+100)/2}] / [{(44000-42000)100}/{(44000+42000)/2}]
Price elasticity of demand = [{-8000}/{60}] / [{200000}/{(43000}]
Price elasticity of demand = 133.33 / 4.65
Price elasticity of demand = 28.67 (Approx.)
