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ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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If this figure depicts the market for product X, and the demand for product X changed from D1 to D2 as a result of an increase in the price of a related product Y from $45 to $55, the cross price elasticity of demand for product X (calculated at Px = $18) is _____, and the two products are______:

   

(a) 1/6, substitutes

   

(b) 1/6, complements

   

(c) 6, substitutes

   

(d) -6, complements

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