Assignment:
You are given the following equation for the market demand function for product X:
QD = 500 - 20Px + .0021- 10Py
Where QD = quantity of X demanded per year
Px = price per unit of product X
I = average income per year
Py = price per unit of product Y
Question 1: Is X a superior (normal), neutral, or inferior good? Why?
Question 2: Is Y a substitute for, complement to, or independent of, X? Why? Assume I = $100,000 and Py = $7 in the remainder of this problem.
Question 3: What Px causes the demand for X to fall to zero?
Question 4: How much X would the market demand if X was given away for free?
Question 5: What must Px be if 50 units of X are to be sold per time period?
Question 6: Suppose Px = 10. What is the price elasticity of demand for X?