XED Cross Price Elasticity of Demand

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  • Created on: 05-01-14 13:55
Define XED
measures the responsiveness of demand for one product to changes in the price of another
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If XED is positive +
= substitutes
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If XED is negative -
= compliments
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What does the size of the XED indicate?
the strength between the two products
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What does XED 0 indicate?
2 goods with little relation
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Business Relevance?
affects pricing decisions and marketing techniques
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Explain pricing decisions
a good with high positive XED (close substitutes) may seek to reduce price to steal market share from competitors
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Explain marketing techniques
strong complements can be identified and increase their revenue
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Determinant of XED
relationship with other goods
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If XED is positive +

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= substitutes

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If XED is negative -

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What does the size of the XED indicate?

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What does XED 0 indicate?

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