
Subpart (a):
Cross price elasticity of demand and income elasticity of demand.
Subpart (a):

Explanation of Solution
In scenario D1, Lorena’s income is $50,000 per year and movies cost $9 each. In scenario D2, Lorena’s income is also $50,000 per year, but the
Cross price
Table -1 shows the demand schedule for the three different goods.
Table -1
Price | Demand 1 | Demand 2 | Demand 3 |
50 | 15 | 10 | 15 |
35 | 25 | 15 | 30 |
20 | 40 | 20 | 50 |
Substitute the respective values in Equation (1), to calculate the cross elasticity when the demand changes from 15 units to 10 units and the price changes from $9 to $11:
Substitute the respective values in Equation (1), to calculate the cross elasticity When the demand changes from 25 units to 15 units and the price changes from $9 to $11.
Price elasticity is 2.5 (Ignore the sign).
Substitute the respective values in Equation (1), to calculate the cross elasticity when the demand changes from 40 units to 20 units and the price changes from $9 to $11:
Price elasticity is 3.33.
It can be concluded that the cross price elasticities are not same in all three cases (for three different prices). As the price decreases, the percentage change in quantity increases.
In all three cases, the cross price elasticities are negative which indicates that golf and movie are complements. If the price of the movie increases, the quantity of movie falls and the consumption of golf games also decline. This implies that, the consumption of a movie and golf games decline as the price of movies rises and vice versa.
Concept introduction:
Cross price elasticity of
Income elasticity of demand: The income elasticity of demand is the change in the quantity demand for a good due to the change in income. The sign of the coefficients of income elasticity of demand tells whether the good is normal or inferior. If the income elasticity of demand is positive, the good is considered to be a normal good. The good is an inferior good if the income elasticity of demand is negative.
Subpart (b):
Cross price elasticity of demand and income elasticity of demand.
Subpart (b):

Explanation of Solution
Income elasticity of demand can be calculated by using the midpoint formula:
Substitute the respective values in Equation (2), to calculate the cross elasticity when the quantity changes from 10 units to 15 units and the income changes from $50,000 to $70,000.
Substitute the respective values in Equation (2), to calculate the cross elasticity when the quantity changes from 15 units to 30 units and the income changes from $50,000 to $70,000.
Substitute the respective values in Equation (2), to calculate the cross elasticity when the quantity changes from 20 units to 50 units and the income changes from $50,000 to $70,000, required income elasticity of demand is given by;
In all three cases, the income elasticity of demand is not the same. As the price declines, the change in the quantity demanded becomes more sensitive to the change in income. The demand for the golf games is more sensitive to the income at lower prices.
Here, signs of the coefficients of income elasticity of demand are positive which indicates that, as the income increases, the demand for golf games increases and as income decreases, the demand for the golf game falls. That is the income and the demand for golf is positively related. Thus, the golf game is a considered to be a normal good.
If the demand for a good increases with the decrease in income, the sign of the coefficients of income elasticity of demand is negative and thus the good is an inferior good.
In short, if the sign of the coefficient of income elasticity of demand is positive, the good is a normal good and if it is negative, the good is an inferior good.
The golf game is a normal good and not an inferior good.
Concept introduction:
Cross price elasticity of demand: The cross price elasticity of demand is the change in the quantity demanded for a good due to the price change in another good. The sign of the coefficients of cross price elasticity of demand tells that whether the good is a complement or substitute. If the cross price elasticity of demand is positive, both goods are substitutes. Two goods are complement to each other if the cross price elasticity of demand is negative.
Income elasticity of demand: The income elasticity of demand is the change in the quantity demand for a good due to the change in income. The sign of the coefficients of income elasticity of demand tells whether the good is normal or inferior. If the income elasticity of demand is positive, the good is considered to be a normal good. The good is an inferior good if the income elasticity of demand is negative.
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