Sailright Inc. manufactures and sells sailboards. Management believes that the price elasticity of demand is -3.0. Currently, boards are priced at 500 USD and the quantity demanded is 10,000 per year.
a) If the price is increased to 600 USD, how many sailboards will the company be able to sell each year.
b) How much will total revenue change as a result of the price increase?
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21.08.15, 21:46
Dear Asif, find fixed answer in the attachment.
Asif
20.08.15, 22:46
Did not understand the answer of the question #53518, please elucidate
in easy way. the answer by you is Ed = -3.0, P = 600, the company be
able to sell 10,000/(1 + |-3|*(600 - 500)/500) = 6,250 sailboards each
year. b) The total revenue will change by TR2 - TR1 = 600*6,250 -
500*10,000 = 3,750,000 - 5,000,000 = -1,250 as a result of the price
increase.
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Dear Asif, find fixed answer in the attachment.
Did not understand the answer of the question #53518, please elucidate in easy way. the answer by you is Ed = -3.0, P = 600, the company be able to sell 10,000/(1 + |-3|*(600 - 500)/500) = 6,250 sailboards each year. b) The total revenue will change by TR2 - TR1 = 600*6,250 - 500*10,000 = 3,750,000 - 5,000,000 = -1,250 as a result of the price increase.
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