Question

At a price of $200, a cell phone company manufactures 100000 phones. At a price of $300, the company produces 300000 phones. What is the price elasticity of supply? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

Answer 1

Answer:

2.5

Explanation:

P1=$200

P2=$300

S1=100000

S2=300000

The percentage change in price is:

$\Delta P =\frac{300-200}{\frac{200+300}{2}}=0.4=40\%$

The percentage change in supply is:

$\Delta S =\frac{300000-100000}{\frac{100000+300000}{2}}=1=100\%$

The price elasticity of supply is given by:

$E=\frac{\Delta S}{\Delta P}=\frac{100\%}{40\%}=2.5$

The price elasticity of supply is 2.5.