Suppose Clyde Always Eats Ice Cream and Chocolate Syrup Together

question 195

Multiple Choice

Suppose Clyde always eats ice cream and chocolate syrup together. If the price of syrup increases by 10 percent, and the cross elasticity of demand is -2, the demand for ice cream

• A) increases by 5 percent.
• B) increases by 20 percent.
• C) decreases by 5 percent.
• D) decreases by 20 percent.

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