Studies indicate that the price elasticity of demand for beer is about 0.9 . A government policy aimed at reducing beer consumption changed the price of a case of beer from $10 to $20 . According to the midpoint method, the government policy should have reduced beer consumption by
a. 30%.
b. 40%.
c. 60%.
d. 74%.
c
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A) 2,000 B) 3,000 C) 4,000 D) None of the above answers is correct.