Economics

R.Pavithra (Student CA CPT ) (48 Points)

10 December 2012  

Elasticity of demand

suppose the price of movies seen at a theatre rises from rs 120 per person to 200 rs per person.The theatre manager observes that the rise nprice causes attendance at a given movie to fall from 300 persons to 200 persons.What is the price elasticity of demand for movies ?

Is the answer 0.5 or 0.8