The management of Local Cinema has estimated the monthly demand for tickets to be ln Q = 22,328 ? 0.41 ln P + 0.5 ln M ? 0.33 ln A + 100 ln PDVD, where Q = quantity of tickets demanded, P = price per ticket, M = income, A = advertising outlay, and PDVD = price of a DVD rental. It is known that P = $5.50, M = $9,000, A = $900, and PDVD = $3.00. Determine the own price elasticity of demand for movie tickets.
A. ?0.29
B. ?0.39
C. ?0.41
D. ?0.32
Answer: C
Economics