demand and price for a particular product

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Chapter4: Estimating Demand
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Suppose that an economist has been able to gather data on the relationship between demand and price for a particular product. After analyzing scatterplots and using economic theory, the economist decides to estimate an equation of the form Q=  aPb, where Q is quantity demanded and P is price. An appropriate regression analysis is then performed, and the estimated parameters turn out to be a = 1000 and b = - 1.3. Now consider two scenarios: (1) the price increases from $10 to $12.50; (2) the price increases from $20 to $25.

a. Do you predict the percentage decrease in demand to be the same in scenario 1 as in scenario 2? Why or why not?

b. What is the predicted percentage decrease in demand in scenario 1? What about scenario 2? Be as exact as possible.

 

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