A-level Paper 1, June 2025Markets and Business Behaviour

A-level Paper 1, June 2025, Q2(b)

The cross elasticity of demand for petrol cars with respect to the price of diesel cars is estimated to be +0.64. Which one of the following is the most likely impact if the price of diesel cars falls by 10%?

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AThe price of petrol cars falls by 6.4%
BThe price of petrol cars rises by 64%
CThe quantity demanded of petrol cars falls by 6.4%
DThe quantity demanded of petrol cars rises by 64%

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