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(LO1) The demand function of a good is given by Q=100-3P+2P_(A)+0.1Y where Q. P. P_(A) and Y denote quantity demanded, price of the good, price of an alternative good and income, respectively. Find the cross-price elasticity of demand when P=20,P_(A)=15 and Y=300. 0.1 b) 0.2 c) 0.3 d) 0.4 e) 0.5
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To find the cross-price elasticity of demand, we need to calculate the percentage change in quantity demanded with respect to the percentage change in the price of the alternative good (
).The formula for cross-price elasticity of demand is:Cross-price elasticity of demand = (Percentage change in quantity demanded) / (Percentage change in price of the alternative good)First, let's calculate the quantity demanded (
) when
,
, and
.Substituting the given values into the demand function:
Now, let's calculate the percentage change in quantity demanded with respect to the percentage change in the price of the alternative good (
).Percentage change in quantity demanded = (Change in quantity demanded) / (Original quantity demanded) * 100Change in quantity demanded =
Percentage change in quantity demanded = (30 / 100) * 100 = 30%Percentage change in price of the alternative good = (15 / 15) * 100 = 100%Now, we can calculate the cross-price elasticity of demand:Cross-price elasticity of demand = (30%) / (100%) = 0.3Therefore, the correct answer is c) 0.3.