Practice: An increase in the demand for chicken, from 8,000 to 12,000, was caused by an increase in the price of beef from $4.50 to $5.50. Therefore, the cross-price elasticity for these two products is:
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Concept #1: Cross-Price Elasticity of Demand
Practice: An increase in the demand for chicken, from 8,000 to 12,000, was caused by an increase in the price of beef from $4.50 to $5.50. Therefore, the cross-price elasticity for these two products is:
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