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The price of a new Bluetooth speaker falls from P100 to P90. The quantity of

Bluetooth speakers demanded rises from 15,000 per year to 20,000 per year. Use the
midpoint formula to calculate the price elasticity of demand for Bluetooth speakers. Is
the demand elastic, inelastic, or unit elastic?

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We can use the midpoint formula to calculate the price elasticity of demand:

Price elasticity of demand = [(Q2 - Q1) / ((Q2 + Q1) / 2)] / [(P2 - P1) / ((P2 + P1) / 2)]

where:

Q1 = initial quantity demanded = 15,000

Q2 = new quantity demanded = 20,000

P1 = initial price = P100

P2 = new price = P90

Plugging in these values, we get:

Price elasticity of demand = [(20,000 - 15,000) / ((20,000 + 15,000) / 2)] / [((90 - 100) / ((90 + 100) / 2))]

Price elasticity of demand = [(5,000 / 17,500)] / [(-10 / 95)]

Price elasticity of demand = -0.2857 / -0.1053

Price elasticity of demand = 2.71

Since the absolute value of price elasticity of demand is greater than 1, the demand is considered elastic. This means that the percentage change in quantity demanded is greater than the percentage change in price. In other words, consumers are very sensitive to price changes for Bluetooth speakers, and a small decrease in price leads to a large increase in the quantity demanded.

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