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 4 percent. The cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper is nothing. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places and include a minus sign if appropriate.) In this example, salt and pepper are ▼ substitutes not related complements. Instead, suppose salt and pepper were complements. If so, then the cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper would be A. negative. B. zero. C. positive. D. greater than 1. E. greater than minus1.

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Brendan Bush

14 June, 20:35

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 4 percent. The cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper is nothing. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places and include a minus sign if appropriate.) In this example, salt and pepper are ▼ substitutes not related complements. Instead, suppose salt and pepper were complements. If so, then the cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper would be A. negative. B. zero. C. positive. D. greater than 1. E. greater than minus1.

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Paxton · Answer 1

Option (C)

Explanation:

As per the data given in the question,

Price of salt increases by = 25%

Quantity of pepper demanded increases by = 4%

Cross price elasticity = Quantity of demand increases : Price of salt increases

= 4% : 25%

=0.16

Hence Cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper would be positive.

So option (C) is answer