When the price of hamburger went from $3 to $4 a pound, the quantity demanded of buns changed from 30 to 25 packages a day. The cross-price elasticity of demand for buns (using the initial value formula) is:

A. 1.4.
B. 0.5.
C. -0.5.
D. -1.4.

Answer: C

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