Always Round Tire Finds the Following Cross Elasticity

question 38

Essay

Always Round Tire finds the following cross elasticity:
(a)Demand for tires/price of batteries = 0.45.
(b)Demand for tires/price of brake jobs = −0.70.
(c)Demand for tires/price of an oil change = 0.002.
Discuss how the pricing of batteries,brakes,and oil changes will affect the sales of tires.

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