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Ssana7y ago
Question: The current selling price of X has raised from $1 to $1.50, annual demand will drop from 100,000 units to 90,000 units. The price elasticity of demand is mentioned as 0.2 in solution. Please explain how 0.2 is the asnwer.
kengarrettkengarrettTutor7y ago#1
Proportional rise in price = 50% Proportional fall in volume = 10% 10/50 = 0.2
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