ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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1 a) A grocery store notices that the cross-price elasticity between chocolate ice cream and chocolate syrup is - 0.3. The store is advertising a sale with ice cream prices reduced by 20%. By how much should they expect chocolate syrup sales to increase?
2 In the context of Pakistan’s society identify the nature of demand or supply elasticity in the following cases. Also, justify your answer
- Demand for insulin
- Production of diamon
- Demand for artificial jewelry
- Sale at bridal wears of HSY
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