(a) If the price of pork increases by 10 percent, by what percentage does the demand for beef change


Question: (a) If the price of pork increases by 10 percent, by what percentage does the demand for beef change?

Commodity X Commodity Y Cross-Price Elasticity
Margarine (US) Butter (US) 1.53
Pork (US) Beef (US) 0.40
Mutton/lamb (UK) Beef/veal (UK) 0.28
Pork (UK) Beef/veal (UK) 0.00
Natural gas (US) Electricity (US) 0.80
Coal (Ireland) Oil (Ireland) 0.70
Coal (Ireland) Natural gas (Ireland) 0.40
Entertainment (US) Food (US) -0.72
European Cars US domestic and Asian cars 0.76
Asian cars US domestic and European cars 0.61
US domestic cars European and Asian cars 0.28
Automobile (Australia) Bus transportation (Australia) 0.07
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