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Transcribed Image Text:In the graph on the right, the demand for
sub sandwich rolls has changed because the price of
sandwich meat has risen from $2.80 to $3.80 per
package.
(Use the
The cross-price elasticity of demand between
sandwich meat and sub sandwich rolls is
midpoint formula and enter your response rounded to two
decimal places. Be sure to include the minus sign if
necessary.)
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Price (dollars per package of rolls)
4.00-
3.75-
3.50-
3.25-
3.00-
2.75-
2.50-
2.25-
2.00-1.89
1.75-
1.50-
1.25-
1.00-
0.75-
0.50-
0.25-
0.00+
0
Submarine sandwich rolls
S
D₁
D₂
6,000
7,0009,000
3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 15,0
Quantity (packages of rolls per week)
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