Calculate the cross-price elasticity of demand between computers and printers, where a 10 percent decrease in the price of computers results in a 15 percent increase in the demand for printers

In this case, the cross-price elasticity of demand is -1.5.

Cross-price elasticity of demand = (% in the demand for good A) / (% in the price of B) = +15% -10% = -1.5

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