The estimated market demand for good X is Q = 70 3.5P 0.6M + 4PZ
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The estimated market demand for good X is
Qˆ = 70 – 3.5P – 0.6M + 4PZ
where Qˆ is the estimated number of units of good X demanded, P is the price of the good, M is income, and PZ is the price of related good Z. (All parameter estimates are statistically significant at the 1 percent level.)
a. Is X a normal or an inferior good? Explain.
b. Are X and Z substitutes or complements? Explain.
c. At P = 10, M = 30, and PZ = 6, compute estimates for the price (Ê), income (ÊM), and cross-price elasticity’s (ÊXZ)
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Managerial Economics and Business Strategy
ISBN: 978-0073523224
8th edition
Authors: Michael Baye, Jeff Prince
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