4) Jerry, an addict of Jamba Juice finds out about his 3% increase in pay, so he plans on increasing his Jamba Juice consumption by 5% not to mention Jamba Juice's 1% price decrease. However, he plans to decrease his consumption of Tropical Smoothie by 2%. What is Jerry's cross-price elasticity of demand for a Tropical Smooth with respect to the price of Jamba Juice?

4) Jerry, an addict of Jamba Juice finds out about his 3% increase in pay, so he plans on increasing his Jamba Juice consumption by 5% not to mention Jamba Juice's 1% price decrease. However, he plans to decrease his consumption of Tropical Smoothie by 2%. What is Jerry's cross-price elasticity of demand for a Tropical Smooth with respect to the price of Jamba Juice?

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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