If the price of cigarettes increases by 5 percent, by how much will the quantity demanded for cigarettes, holding other factors constant?  Is the demand for cigarettes price inelastic, unitary elastic, or elastic? How is alcohol related to cigarettes? Based on income elasticity of demand, what type of good is cigarette?

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  1. If the price of cigarettes increases by 5 percent, by how much will the quantity demanded for cigarettes, holding other factors constant? 
  2. Is the demand for cigarettes price inelastic, unitary elastic, or elastic?
  3. How is alcohol related to cigarettes?
  4. Based on income elasticity of demand, what type of good is cigarette?
Assume the following demand function for cigarettes:
In Q₁ = 1.0-0.5 In Pc- 0.2 ln P₁+ 0.75 ln Y + ε
w
where: In = natural logarithm, Qa= quantity demanded of cigarettes (packs), P.= price of cigarettes
(Php/pack), P₁= price of alcohol (Php/liter), Y = income (PhP), and & = error term
Transcribed Image Text:Assume the following demand function for cigarettes: In Q₁ = 1.0-0.5 In Pc- 0.2 ln P₁+ 0.75 ln Y + ε w where: In = natural logarithm, Qa= quantity demanded of cigarettes (packs), P.= price of cigarettes (Php/pack), P₁= price of alcohol (Php/liter), Y = income (PhP), and & = error term
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