3 Suppose the price elasticity of demand for electricity is 0.2 in the short run and 0.7...

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3 Suppose the price elasticity of demand for electricity is 0.2 in the short run and 0.7 in the long run.

a If the price of electricity rises from $0.25 to $0.40 per kilowatt hour, what happens to the quantity of heating oil demanded in the short run? In the long run? (Use the midpoint method in your calculations.)

b Why might this elasticity depend on the time horizon?

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Principles Of Microeconomics

ISBN: 125206

8th Edition

Authors: Joshua Gans, Stephen King, Martin Byford, N Gregory Mankiw

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