Question

When the price of paintings is set at $500, the local art gallery supplies 20 paintings per week. When the price of paintings increases to $750, the gallery supplies 25 paintings. Calculate the price elasticity of supply using the mid-point formula. Instructions: Round your answer to two decimal places. If you are entering a negative number be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of that number. The price elasticity of supply is: .

Answer 1

the price elasticity of supply is 0.555

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the price elasticity of supply is given below:

= Percentage change in quantity supplied ÷ percentage change in price

= (25 - 20) ÷ (25 + 20) ÷ 2 ÷ (750 - 500) ÷ (750 + 500) ÷ 2

= 5 ÷45 ÷ 250 ÷ 125

= 0.555

Hence, the price elasticity of supply is 0.555

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