The government of Diamza recently passed a law making it mandatory for any foreign company that wants to do business in its country to only use raw materials made in Diamza and only hire citizens. This is a type of faced by companies that want to conduct business in Diamza.

One of the growers is excited by this advancement because now he can sell more crops, which he believes will increase revenue in this market. as an economics student, you can use elasticities to determine whether this change in price will lead to an increase or decrease in total revenue in this market. using the midpoint method, the price elasticity of demand for soybeans between the prices of $5 and $4 per bushel is , which means demand is between these two points. therefore, you would tell the grower that his claim is because total revenue will as a result of the technological advancement.