Question

You are the manager of a firm that sells a leading brand of alkaline batteries. Click on the link below to access data on the demand for your product. Specifically, the file contains data on the natural logarithm of your quantity sold, price, and the average income of consumers in various regions around the world. Use the information provided in the excel spreadsheet to perform a log-linear regression. Excel Data File Fill in your estimates below:
Instruction:
Enter a negative number if the coefficient estimate is negative, and round your response to two decimal places.
lnQ=C ____ + _____ InP+ _____ InM
Determine the likely impact of a 3 percent decline in global income on the overall demand of your product.
a. Demand will decline by approximately 0.1%, but since income elasticity isn't significantly different from zero, it likely won't fall at all.
b. Demand will fall by nearly 10%, and income elasticity is significantly less than zero.
c. Demand will fall by nearly 1%, and income elasticity is significantly less than zero.
d. Demand will decline by approximately 3%, but since income elasticity isn't significantly different from zero, it likely won't fall at all.

Answer 1

Answer:

lnQ=C 1.29 + -0.07 lnP + -0.03 lnM

c. Demand will fall by nearly 1% and income elasticity is significantly less than zero.

Explanation:

Income elasticity is a major factor which impact the demand of a product. It measures the change in quantity demanded due to change in income. In the given scenario the demand for product will decline due to change in income. The income elasticity is smaller there will not be major change in demand but there will be some impact observed on the quantity demanded.