What does the cross elasticity of demand measure?

What will be an ideal response?

The cross elasticity of demand measures how the quantity demanded of one good responds to a change in the price of another good. The formula for the cross elasticity of demand is the percentage change in the quantity of the good demanded divided by the percentage change in the price of the related good.

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a. true b. false

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Refer to Figure 12-12. Consider a typical firm in a perfectly competitive industry that makes short-run profits. Which of the diagrams in the figure shows the effect on the industry as it transitions to a long-run equilibrium?

A) Panel A B) Panel B C) Panel C D) Panel D

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