When the price of sausages is $2.00 per pound, consumers buy 50 pounds of fish. When the price of sausages rises to $3.00 per pound, 60 pounds of fish are purchased. The cross price elasticity of demand between sausages and fish is approximately equal to
A) +0.04.
B) -0.45.
C) +2.20.
D) +0.45.
Answer: D
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