Suppose the price of salt increases by 25 percent and, as a result, the quantity of pepper demanded (holding the price of pepper constant) increases by 3 percent. The cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper is | (Enter your response rounded to two decim places and include a minus sign if appropriate.) In this example, salt and pepper are Instead, suppose salt and pepper were complements. If so, then the cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper would be A. positive. B. negative. C. zero. D. greater than 1. E. less than – 1.

Suppose the price of salt increases by 25 percent and, as a result, the quantity of pepper demanded (holding the price of pepper constant) increases by 3 percent. The cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper is | (Enter your response rounded to two decim places and include a minus sign if appropriate.) In this example, salt and pepper are Instead, suppose salt and pepper were complements. If so, then the cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper would be A. positive. B. negative. C. zero. D. greater than 1. E. less than – 1.

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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