XED (Cross Price Elasticity)
XED - the responsiveness of the Qd of a good (Good A) to a change in the price of another good, (Good B). Cross price elasticity determines whether the goods are substitutes or complements.
Understand: That you will be given a price change of one good (Good A) and then compare it with the quantity change of another good (Good B) and will use this formula for computations.
Understand: That it is more likely that you should be able to recognise that a negative XED (less than zero) is a compliment.
Complements are like bread and butter or hamburgers and fries or Korean fried chicken and beer. Two goods that are consumed/used together.
If the price of Korean Fried chicken increases then we would expect a less quantity demanded of Korean fried chicken. Less fried chicken mean less beer consumed as they are consumed together.
So, price of good A (Korean Fried Chicken) increases and therefore the amount of beer consumed decreases (good B) Price increases and Qd decreases.
again the formula
So, 6 - 8/8 or -.25 which is -1
5- 4/4 .25
So, no absolute value for XED (like PED) and less than 0 (negative) means that the two goods are compliments.
(Obviously, the opposite holds true - If the price decreases (good A) then the Qd of good B will increase.)
Weakly related or strongly related compliments I haven't seen tested in the AP exam but the reference was there in a couple of questions.
To know: Compliments
1) XED - (Cross price elasticity) - definition - the responsiveness of the Qd of a good (Good A) to a change in the price of another good, (Good B). Cross price elasticity determines whether the goods are substitutes or complements.
2) No absolute value for XED
3) XED < 0, then compliments
4) Negative = Compliment
5) Price increases and Qd decreases or Price decreases and Qd increases.
Examples: I have only found one example.
Answer is (D) X is an inferior good and is a compliment to Y.
as the cross-price elasticity is negative, we understand that means the two goods are compliments
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