Essentials of Economics 2nd Edition by Campbell McConnell, Randy Grant, Stanley Brue

Exercise 10

Because of a legal settlement over state health care claims, in 1999 the U.S. tobacco companies had to raise the average price of a pack of cigarettes from $1.95 to $2.45. The decline in cigarette sales was estimated at 8 percent. What does this imply for the elasticity of demand for cigarettes Explain.