The current price of canvas messenger bags is $36 each and sales of the bags equal 400 per week. If the price elasticity of demand is -2.5 and the price changes to $44, how many messenger bags will be sold per week? Use the midpoint formula

What will be an ideal response?


Using the midpoint formula: -2.5 = (400 - X) / [(X + 400 ) / 2] / (36 - 44 ) / [(36 + 44 )/2]
-2.5 × -0.2 = (400 - X) / [(X +

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