Answer in Microeconomics for Ethan Hunt #158985
March 27th, 2023
The crops price elasticity of demand for come with respect to pepsi was estimated to be +0.65.
Calculate and explain the percentage by which the quantity demanded of come will change if there is a 6% increase in the price of pepsi. You are advised to show your working.
3 marks
By the definition of the cross price elasticity of demand, we have:
“E_d=dfrac{% change in quantity of come}{% change in price of pepsi},”“% Delta Q_{come}=E_d% Delta P_{pepsi}=0.65cdot6%=3.9%”
The quantity demanded of come will change by 3.9% if there is a 6% increase in the price of pepsi.