The accompanying table lists the cross-price elasticities of demand for several 2. goods, where the percent quantity change is measured for the first good of the pair, and the percent price change is measured for the second good. Cross-price elasticities of demand Good Refrigerators and kilowatts of electricity -0.50 Dunkin' Donuts Coffee and Starbucks Coffee +0.70 Pickup Trucks and gasoline -0.40 Hot dogs and hamburgers +0.75 Hot dogs and mustard -1.60 a. Explain the sign of each of the cross-price elasticities. What does it imply about the relationship between the two goods in question? b. Use the information in the table to calculate how a 30% decrease in the price of Starbucks

The accompanying table lists the cross-price elasticities of demand for several 2. goods, where the percent quantity change is measured for the first good of the pair, and the percent price change is measured for the second good. Cross-price elasticities of demand Good Refrigerators and kilowatts of electricity -0.50 Dunkin' Donuts Coffee and Starbucks Coffee +0.70 Pickup Trucks and gasoline -0.40 Hot dogs and hamburgers +0.75 Hot dogs and mustard -1.60 a. Explain the sign of each of the cross-price elasticities. What does it imply about the relationship between the two goods in question? b. Use the information in the table to calculate how a 30% decrease in the price of Starbucks

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