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If the quantity demanded of bagels decreases by 5% when the price of croissants decreases by 12%, the cross-price elasticity of demand between bagels and croissants is Select one: a. 4 b. 0.42 c. -2 d. -5

          If the quantity demanded of bagels decreases by 5% when the price of croissants decreases by 12%, the cross-price elasticity of demand between bagels and croissants is
Select one:
a. 4
b. 0.42
c. -2
d. -5
        
If the quantity demanded of bagels decreases by 5% when the price of croissants decreases by 12%, the cross-price elasticity of demand between bagels and croissants is
Select one:
a. 4
b. 0.42
c. -2
d. -5

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00:01 So what we know is that the price is equal to 5 and so e of s is equal to a greater than 1 .1 which is of course greater than 1.
00:11 So therefore this is elastic...
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