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1 June, 15:44

Every year Christmas tree vendors bring tens of thousands of trees from the forests of New England to New York City and Boston. During the last 2 years, the market has been competitive; as a result, price has fallen by 10 percent. If the price elasticity of demand was - 1.3, vendors would lose revenues altogether as a result of a price decline.

A. True

B. False

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  1. 1 June, 15:55
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    B) False

    Explanation:

    Since the price elasticity of demand is - 1.3, it is considered elastic. That means that a 10% decrease in the price will result in a 13% increase in total quantity sold.

    E. g. original price = $100, quantity demanded = 100 trees, total revenue = $10,000

    price decreases by 10% to $90, but the quantity demanded increased by 13% to 113 trees, total revenue = $10,170
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