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Cross Price Elasticity

This document is a multiple choice quiz about cross price elasticity of demand. It contains 11 multiple choice questions testing understanding of concepts such as: - If cross price elasticity is positive, negative, or zero, the relationship between the two goods. - Calculating the percentage change in demand for one good based on a percentage change in price of another good. - Identifying the cross price elasticity and relationship between goods based on scenarios about changes in their prices and demands.

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Cross Price Elasticity

This document is a multiple choice quiz about cross price elasticity of demand. It contains 11 multiple choice questions testing understanding of concepts such as: - If cross price elasticity is positive, negative, or zero, the relationship between the two goods. - Calculating the percentage change in demand for one good based on a percentage change in price of another good. - Identifying the cross price elasticity and relationship between goods based on scenarios about changes in their prices and demands.

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Student Name:

21 August 2010 Total Possible Marks: 15

Cross Price Elasticity of Demand


Complete in pen or pencil and hand into your teacher when ready. Each
multiple choice question carries one mark. Select one answer only.

A quick recap: Cross price elasticity of demand refers to the percentage change in the quantity demanded
of a given product due to the percentage change in the price of another "related" product.

1. If CPeD > 0 then the two goods are [A]___________


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2. If CPeD =0 then the two goods are [A]___________ (i.e. no relationship between the two goods
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3. If CPeD < 0 then the two goods are [A]___________
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4. An increase in the price of hot dogs from £1.50 to £2.10 per pound increased the average number
2 of beef burgers demanded per week from 300 to 360 Assuming that all other economic variables
were held constant, the cross-price elasticity of demand between hot dogs and beef burgers is
[A]___________ which indicates that the two goods are [B]___________

5. A café observed an increase in the demand for its coffee following a rise in the price of a cup of
1 tea from £1.20 to £1.50. Assuming the cross price elasticity of demand for coffee with respect to a
change in the price of tea is +0.8, by how much (in per cent) will the demand for coffee have
increased?

6. The price of good X falls by 15 %. As a result, the demand for a substitute good Y rises by 30 %.
1 What is the cross-elasticity of demand for good Y with respect to good X?

7. If the cross-price elasticity of demand for Coke and Pepsi is 0.6 and presently 1000 units of Coke
1 are consumed, how many units of Coke will be consumed if the price of Pepsi increases by 10%

8. Good Y has a cross price elasticity of demand with respect to Good X of 0.5 and 100 units of
1 Good Y are demanded when Good X costs 50 pence.

A rise in the price of Good X to 75 pence will lead to a change in the demand for Good Y to
A. 25 units
B. 125 units
C. 150 units
D. 75 units
9. Which of the following pairs of goods is likely to have a positive cross price elasticity of demand?
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A. A Sony Playstation and the games that are played on it
B. A Sony Playstation and Microsoft X Box
C. Airline travel and airline fuel
D. Washing powder and shampoo

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10.
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A. decrease by 15,000
B. decrease by 5,000
C. increase by 5,000
D. no change in total sales

11. As Oil and Gas Prices Rise, Wood Stoves Gain Converts
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"After a summer of high oil and gas prices, suburb dwellers around New York, and across the
country, are going low-tech in hopes of reducing their energy bills this winter."

In Canada in 2008, data showed that the price of heating oil rose by 25% and the price of natural
gas increased by 17% and the demand for wood stoves increased by 54%.

(1) Comment on the cross price elasticity of demand for wood stoves with respect to natural gas
burning heaters

(2) Is the cross-price elasticity of demand elastic or inelastic for wood stoves in respect of
changes in the price of heating oil? Briefly explain your answer

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