Cross-price elasticities
Rice & beans (-0.35)
Rice & wheat (0.6)
Rice & chicken (-0.1)
Rice & milk (-0.05)
Rice & other goods 0
Income elasticity of demand for rice (0.4)
Questions:
D) How much would the price of rice have to decrease in order to increase rice consumption by 5%?
E) What would happen to bean consumption as a result of a 10 percent decrease in the price of rice? (Make sure to mention the direction and magnitude of the impact.)
F) What would happen to chicken consumption as a result of a 10 percent increase in the price of rice? (Make sure to mention the direction and magnitude of the impact.)
D)
Own-price elasticity of demand for rice is not given. Assume it to be -0.3
Thus, when rice consumption increase by 5%
The % decrease in the price of the rice is 5% of (0.3) = 1.5%
`E) The cross price elasticity of Rice & beans is -0.35
When % decrease in the price of the rice is 10%
The % increase in the consumption of beans = 10*0.35 = 3.5%
Thus, the magnitude of increase in beans consumption = 3.5%
The direction of change in beans consumption is increase in beans consumption,following an decrease in price of the rice
F)
The cross price elasticity of Rice & chickens is -0.1
When % increase in the price of the rice is 10%
The % decrease in the consumption of chickens = 10*0.1 = 1%
Thus, the magnitude of decrease in chickens consumption = 1%
The direction of change in chickens consumption is decrease in chicken consumption following an increase in price of the rice
Cross-price elasticities Rice & beans (-0.35) Rice & wheat (0.6) Rice & chicken (-0.1) Rice & milk (-0.05) Rice & other goods 0 Income elasticity of demand for rice (0.4) Questions...
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