Answer:
Price elasticity of demand = 0.36
Explanation:
As we know that price elasticity of demand is the change in quantity demanded with respect to change in price.
Formula: (using midpoint method)
= Q2- Q1 / [(Q2 + Q1 )/2] / ( P2-P1 )/[ (P2+P1) / 2 ]
Where:
P1 = $30
P2 = $40
Q1=45000
Q2 = 50000
Putting value in formula
= (50000-45000) / [(50000+45000)/2 ] / (40-30)/ [(40+30)/2 ]
= (5000 / 47500) / (10 / 35)
= 0.1052 / .2857
= 0.36.
= 40-30=10/40 = 25% increases in price result, (45000-50000= 5000/50000) = 10% decreases in tickets sold.