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ECON 201 Section 4

Handout 11-1 (10 points)

Calculate the elasticity for the demand schedule below by using the midpoint method. State whether the measure is elastic, unit elastic, or inelastic.

 

Price

Quantity

Elasticity

Elastic, Unit Elastic, or

Inelastic?

$22

200

 

 

$20

300

 

 

$18

400

 

 

$16

500

 

 

$14

600

 

 

$12

700

 

 

$10

800

 

 

Do you expect this demand curve to be fairly steep or fairly flat?

Handout 12-1 (10 points)

Ranking Goods by Their Price Elasticity (5–10 minutes)

Rank the following six goods from 1 to 6 in order of most elastic (1) to least elastic (6):

______Salt

______Audi A4 car

______A doctor’s visit

______T-bone steaks

______A luxury room at the Crowne Plaza hotel

______Electricity

Why did you rank number 6 as least elastic?

Why did you rank number 1 as most elastic?