The cross-price elasticity of demand (XED) for commuter rail travel with respect to the price of petrol is estimated to be +1.2.
This implies that:
commuter rail travel and petrol are complementary goods
a 5%5\%5% decrease in the price of petrol will lead to a 6%6\%6% decrease in the demand for commuter rail travel
commuter rail travel is classified as an inferior good because the elasticity is greater than 111
a 10%10\%10% increase in the price of petrol will lead to a 1.2%1.2\%1.2% increase in the demand for commuter rail travel
119 exam-style questions on Edexcel A A Level Economics 1.2.3 Price, income and cross elasticities of demand. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.