The price elasticity of demand for the output of a profit-maximizing firm is E = −4....
The price elasticity of demand for the output of a profit-maximizing firm is E = −4. This firm will mark up the price of its product above marginal cost by __________ percent.
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25
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150
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50
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100
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None of the options.
Homework Answers
Answer
The correct answer is "option 1"
25
(P-MC)/P=-1/Ep
Ep=-4
(P-MC)/P=-1/-4
(P-MC)/P=1/4
(P-MC)/P=0.25 or 25%
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