Assume that the price and income elasticities of demand for luxury cars are Ep = -0.52 and I y = 3.2 respectively. In the coming year, car prices are expected to rise by 2 percent and income by 8 percent. Based on this information, sales of cars are expected to a) fall by 0.52% b) increase by 24.56% c) increase by 5% d) fall by 3.04% e) fall by 32.84%

Assume that the price and income elasticities of demand for luxury cars are Ep = -0.52 and I y = 3.2 respectively. In the coming year, car prices are expected to rise by 2 percent and income by 8 percent. Based on this information, sales of cars are expected to a) fall by 0.52% b) increase by 24.56% c) increase by 5% d) fall by 3.04% e) fall by 32.84%

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

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Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter3: Demand Analysis

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