Suppose a kenkey seller’s sales typically include 800 from kenkey and 1,500 from fish if the own price elasticity of demand is -1.3 and the cross-price elasticity is -3.5, by how much will the kenkey seller’s revenue change if she decreases the price of her kenkey by 5%. What is the intuition behind this?

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Suppose a kenkey seller’s sales typically include 800 from kenkey and 1,500 from fish if the own price elasticity of demand is -1.3 and the cross-price elasticity is -3.5, by how much will the kenkey seller’s revenue change if she decreases the price of her kenkey by 5%. What is the intuition behind this?DEADLINE IS TOMORROW SUNDAY 12PM GMT. PLS ASSIST ASAP THANKS.

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