Suppose that during the past year, the price of a laptop computer rose from $2,100 to $2,550. During the same time period, consumer sales decreased from 470,000 to 363,000 laptops
Calculate the elasticity of demand between these two price-quantity combinations by using the following steps. After each step, complete the relevant part of the table with the appropriate answers. (Note: For decreases in price or quantity, enter values in the Change column with a minus sign.)
Original New Average Change Percentage Change
Quantity _______ _______ ______ ________________
Price _______ _______ ______ ________________
Fill in the appropriate values for original quantity, new quantity, original price, and new price.