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Question 14

The table below shows the changes in the price of daily rail return tickets and the weekly quantity of daily bus tickets demanded between two seasons.

SeasonPrice of daily rail return ticketWeekly quantity of bus tickets demanded
Autumn£6.0012,000
Winter£7.5015,600

Which option correctly describes the relationship between these two modes of transport and states their cross price elasticity of demand (XED)?

Complements, with a cross elasticity of demand of −0.83-0.83−0.83

Substitutes, with a cross elasticity of demand of +1.20+1.20+1.20

Complements, with a cross elasticity of demand of −1.20-1.20−1.20

Substitutes, with a cross elasticity of demand of +0.83+0.83+0.83

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