In order to attract more customers on Mondays (a slow day), Fasih’s Pizza Shop in North Nazimabad decided to reduce the price of their pizza rolls from Rs1000 to Rs 750. As a result, Monday sales increased from 90 to 160. Also, Fasih’s sales of soft drinks rose from 70 to 120. .  Calculate the arc price elasticity of demand for the pizza rolls.   Calculate the arc cross-price elasticity of demand between soft drink sales and pizza rolls prices

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In order to attract more customers on Mondays (a slow day), Fasih’s Pizza Shop in North Nazimabad decided to reduce the price of their pizza rolls from Rs1000 to Rs 750. As a result, Monday sales increased from 90 to 160. Also, Fasih’s sales of soft drinks rose from 70 to 120.

.  Calculate the arc price elasticity of demand for the pizza rolls.

 

  1. Calculate the arc cross-price elasticity of demand between soft drink sales and pizza

rolls prices

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