George Always Purchases the Soda with the Lowest Price

question 47

Multiple Choice

George always purchases the soda with the lowest price. For George, the cross price elasticity of demand for two brands of soda will be

• A) equal to 0.
• B) negative.
• C) positive.
• D) impossible to determine without more information.

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