Use the Following Scenario

question 3

Multiple Choice

use the following scenario.You are a consultant and have been employed by Urban General, a large inner-city hospital, to estimate the demand for its services.Your research indicates that the income elasticity of demand for the target market is +0.50; the price elasticity of demand is -0.15; and the cross-price elasticity of demand with respect to the price of services at St.Elsewhere, a near-by hospital, is +0.35.Answer the following questions.
-The price of services at St.Elsewhere falls by 10 percent.What happens to the quantity of services demanded at Urban General?

• A)Quantity demanded rises by 35.0 percent.
• B)Quantity demanded falls by 3.5 percent.
• C)Quantity demanded falls by 1.5 percent.
• D)Quantity demanded rises by 5.0 percent.
• E)Quantity demanded stays the same.

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