Answer to Question #281221 in Macroeconomics for Vishwa

Question #281221

The price of coffee increase from rs 50 per kg to rs 70 per kg and as a result the demands for tea increased from 5 kg to 10 kg what is cross elasticity of demand of tea for coffee? What is the relationship between tea and coffee


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Expert's answer
2021-12-20T10:20:27-0500

Cross Elasticity of demand for tea = %  change  in  quantity  demanded  for  tea  %  change  in  price  of  coffee  \frac{\%\;change\; in\; quantity\; demanded\; for\; tea\; }{\%\; change\; in\; price\; of\; coffee\; }


=Q2Q1(Q2+Q1)/2÷P2P1(P2+P1)/2=\frac{Q_{2} -Q_{1}}{(Q_{2}+Q_{1})/2 } \div \frac{P_{2} -P_{1}}{(P_{2}+P_{1})/2 }


=105(10+5)/2÷7050(70+50)/2=\frac{10 -5}{(10+5)/2 } \div \frac{70 -50}{(70+50)/2 }


=23÷13=2=\frac{2}{3}\div\frac{1}{3}=2

Tea is a substitute to coffee since the cross price elasticity of demand is positive


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