Post Utme Uniport 2017 Economics Question 11

Practice objective / multiple choice question 11 from the 2017 Post Utme Uniport Economics examination.

Post Utme Uniport 2017 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 11 POST_UTME_UNIPORT • 2017 • ECONOMICS • objective

Suppose the demand for a product is given by the inverse demand function \( p = 100 - 2q \), where (p) is the price and (q) is the quantity demanded. If the price elasticity of demand is defined as \( E_d = \frac{dq}{dp} cdot \frac{p}{q} \), calculate the price elasticity of demand at a price of ₦50.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. -0.5
B. 0.5
C. 1
D. 2
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
-0.5

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This is Post Utme Uniport 2017 Economics Question 11. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Uniport Economics examination.

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