Answers at the beginning of this year, daily consumption of gasoline in the us amounted to 344 million gallons. it is estimated that for every 10% increase in the price of gasoline, quantity demanded falls by 2.30%. by the end of this year, the price of gasoline is expected to increase by 40 cents from $2.80 per gallon. based on this information, what is the expected quantity demanded for gasoline at the end of this year? specify your answer to one decimal place.

332.7 million gallons. First calculate the percentage increase in price of gasoline. 0.40 / 2.80 = 0.142857 = 14.2857% Now divide by the 10% to get the number of multiples of 10% the price increased by 14.2857% / 10% = 1.42857 Now multiply that by the percent decrease in demand 1.42857 * 2.30% = 3.29% So it looks like there will be a 3.29% decrease in demand due to the higher price. So calculate the expected amount of gasoline demand. 344 * (100% - 3.29%) = 344 * (96.71%) = 344 * 0.9671 = 332.7 So the expected demand after a price increase of 40 cents per gallon is 332.7 million gallons.

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