3. Suppose an economist estimates that the demand for movie tickets exhibits priceelasticity of 0.75. How would you respond to Palace Cineplex's enquiry about thewisdom of a contemplated increase in the price of tickets?4. For each of the following product pairs, what is the likely sign of the cross priceelasticity of demand?a) Ackee and saltfishb) Patty and coco breadc) Pants and skirtsd) Books and photocopyinge) Petrol and phone calls

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Suppose an economist estimates that the demand for movie tickets exhibits price elasticity of 0.75. How would you respond to Palace Cineplex's enquiry about the wisdom of a contemplated increase in the price of tickets? For each of the following product pairs, what is the likely sign of the cross price elasticity of demand? a) Ackee and saltfish b) Patty and coco bread c) Pants and skirts d) Books and photocopying e) Petrol and phone calls

Suppose an economist estimates that the demand for movie tickets exhibits price elasticity of 0.75. How would you respond to Palace Cineplex's enquiry about the wisdom of a contemplated increase in the price of tickets? For each of the following product pairs, what is the likely sign of the cross price elasticity of demand? a) Ackee and saltfish b) Patty and coco bread c) Pants and skirts d) Books and photocopying e) Petrol and phone calls

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