Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Price elasticity of demand

Price elasticity of demand — practice question

The cross elasticity of demand between two goods, X and Y, is +1.8. Good Y has an income elasticity of demand of –0.6. If consumers’ incomes rise and the price of good Y also rises, which combination of effects will occur?

  • Aquantity demanded of X: fall; quantity demanded of Y: fall
  • Bquantity demanded of X: fall; quantity demanded of Y: rise
  • Cquantity demanded of X: rise; quantity demanded of Y: fall
  • Dquantity demanded of X: rise; quantity demanded of Y: rise

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