The demand function for a certain brand of compact disc is , where p is the wholesale unit price in dollars and x is the quantity demanded each week, measured in units of a thousand.

Compute the elasticity of demand (to the nearest hundredth) when x = 15.
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Determine whether the demand is inelastic, unitary, or elastic when x = 15.
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What will be an ideal response?


0.07; inelastic

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