Suppose the following table describes Anns’s weekly chocolate candies purchases, which vary depending on the price of a bags of candies: Price of chocolate candies ($) Bags  of chocolate candies Chewing gum Apple pie cake Milk pack 2 4 3 2 3 2,5 2 3 4 2     Compute the cross price elasticity of chewing gum  with respect to the price of a bag of chocolate candies. Compute the cross price elasticity of apple pie cake with respect to the price of a bag of chocolate candies. Compute the cross price elasticity of milk pack with respect to the price of a bag of chocolate candies. Are  chocolate candies  and chewing gum substitutes or complements? How do you know? Are of chocolate candies and apple pie substitutes or complements? How do you know?

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Suppose the following table describes Anns’s weekly chocolate candies purchases, which vary depending on the price of a bags of candies:

Price of chocolate candies ($)

Bags  of chocolate candies

Chewing gum

Apple pie cake

Milk pack

2

4

3

2

3

2,5

2

3

4

2

 

 

Compute the cross price elasticity of chewing gum  with respect to the price of a bag of chocolate candies.

Compute the cross price elasticity of apple pie cake with respect to the price of a bag of chocolate candies.

Compute the cross price elasticity of milk pack with respect to the price of a bag of chocolate candies.

Are  chocolate candies  and chewing gum substitutes or complements? How do you know?

Are of chocolate candies and apple pie substitutes or complements? How do you know?

Are of chocolate candies  and milk substitutes or complements? How do you know?

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