Suppose the cross-price elasticity of demand between goods X and Y is -5. How much would the price of good have to change in order to change the consumption of good by 50 percent?
−5=0.5ΔP-5=\frac{0.5}{\Delta P}−5=ΔP0.5
ΔP=−0.1\Delta P=-0.1ΔP=−0.1
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