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Table 5-1
Suppose a Coffee Shop Faces the Following Demand

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Table 5-1
Suppose a coffee shop faces the following demand schedule for coffee.  Price per coffee ($)   Quantity demanded 4.002003.006002.508002.0010001.5012001.001400\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text { Price per coffee (\$) } & \text { Quantity demanded } \\\hline 4.00 & 200 \\\hline 3.00 & 600 \\\hline 2.50 & 800 \\\hline 2.00 & 1000 \\\hline 1.50 & 1200 \\\hline 1.00 & 1400 \\\hline\end{array}
-Referring to Table 5-1, if the shop increases the price from $3.00 to $4.00, the price elasticity of demand will (according to the mid-point method) be:


A) 0.29 and inelastic
B) 0.29 and elastic
C) 3.5 and inelastic
D) 3.5 and elastic

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