You are a manager for a small chain of power sport product stores. You and some colleagues have gathered data on motorcycle prices and sales for the past quarter. How will calculating price elasticity help you better understand how changes in the motorcycle prices will impact demand ?

 
 
 
 
 
 

Price elasticity would help the managers understand how changes the price of their motorcycles leads to changes in quantity demand.

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