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What is the coefficient of demand elasticity for the Apple watch? Is this elastic or inelastic? How do you interpret that coefficient? (Use $349 and $299 in your calculation). The quantity associated with $349 is 177,200. The quantity associated with $299 is 297,200.
Coefficient of Demand elasticity is given by :-
Using the data given in question
Now,
Coefficient of Elasticity = |Ed|
So,
As,
Interpretation
As we know that for an elastic demand i.e. when price elasticity of demand is greater than one the responsiveness of a given percentage change in price has higher percentage change in quantity demanded. So if price decreases slightly then the quantity demanded increases at an even faster rate and conversely if the price increases slightly then the quantity demanded decreases at am even faster rate.