In the United States, 2015 was a bad year for growing wheat. And as wheat supply decreased,

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In the United States, 2015 was a bad year for growing wheat. And as wheat supply decreased, the price of wheat rose dramatically, leading to a lower quantity demanded (a movement along the demand curve). The accompanying table describes what happened to prices and the quantity of wheat demanded.

2014 2015 Quantity demanded (bushels) Average price (per bushel) 2.2 billion 2.0 billion $3.42 $4.26


a. Using the midpoint method, calculate the price elasticity of demand for winter wheat.

b. What is the total revenue for U.S. wheat farmers in 2014 and 2015?

c. Did the bad harvest increase or decrease the total revenue of U.S. wheat farmers? How could you have predicted this from your answer to part a?

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 978-1319098780

5th edition

Authors: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells

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