Principles of Economics 2e
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![The table shows the average income of households and the quantity demanded of products M and N at different prices and levels of
income.
Average Income
$42, e00
Year
Price of M
Quantity of M
Price of N
Quantity of N
1
$2.50
105
$16
730
2.90
700
42,000
42,000
100
16
2.90
95
28
670
4
48,000
2.90
105
28
710
a) What is the price elasticity of demand for product M between years 1 and 2? Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
b) What is the price elasticity of demand for product N between years 2 and 3? Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
c) What is the income elasticity of demand for product M between years 3 and 4? Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
d) What is the income elasticity of demand for product N between years 3 and 4? Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
e) What is the cross-elasticity of demand of product M for a change in the price of product N between years 2 and 3? Round your
answers to 2 decimal places and remember to enter a minus (-) sign to indicate negative values.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff53eb250-5103-433f-a882-915aa4d88212%2Fec1aef8f-d153-4303-9dec-5324514f7abe%2Fxapwmx3_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The table shows the average income of households and the quantity demanded of products M and N at different prices and levels of
income.
Average Income
$42, e00
Year
Price of M
Quantity of M
Price of N
Quantity of N
1
$2.50
105
$16
730
2.90
700
42,000
42,000
100
16
2.90
95
28
670
4
48,000
2.90
105
28
710
a) What is the price elasticity of demand for product M between years 1 and 2? Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
b) What is the price elasticity of demand for product N between years 2 and 3? Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
c) What is the income elasticity of demand for product M between years 3 and 4? Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
d) What is the income elasticity of demand for product N between years 3 and 4? Round your answers to 2 decimal places.
e) What is the cross-elasticity of demand of product M for a change in the price of product N between years 2 and 3? Round your
answers to 2 decimal places and remember to enter a minus (-) sign to indicate negative values.
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