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Commerce · Q59

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 59

Q59

When cross elasticity of demand is a large positive number, one can conclude that

A.
The good is normal
B.
The good is inferior
C.
The good is a substitute
Answer
D.
The good is complement

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
When cross elasticity of demand is a large positive number, one can conclude that the good is complement. Two goods that complement each other have a negative cross elasticity of demand: as the price of good Y rises, the demand for good X falls.