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Elasticity of resource demand determinants.
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Assume that the price of commodity Y rises by 13.5% and the cross price elasticity of demand with commodity X is 1.35. According to this situation, commodity X is
O a. not related to commodity Y as the exact price of commodity Y has not been specified
b. a complementary product as cross price elasticity of demand is positive
O c. a substitute as cross price elasticity of demand is negative
d.a substitute as cross price elasticity of demand is positive
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Answer the next question on the basis of the following demand schedule.
Price
$6
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1
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1
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The price elasticity of demand is unit-elastic (based on the midpoint formula)
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throughout the entire price range because the slope of the demand curve is constant.
in the $4 to $3 price range only.
over the entire $3 to $1 price range.
over the entire $6 to $4 price range
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