Answer: Price of pumpkins will fall compared to last year.
Explanation: Favorable weather leading to a larger crop than usual means that there is more supply of pumpkins this year than before. Shifting the supply curve down to the right. At the same time, when people switch away from jack-o'-lanterns towards buying more costumes, it leads to a decline in the demand for pumpkins shifting the demand curve to the left.
The net result will be a decline in the demand for fall in the price of pumpkin. However, the effect on the quantity cannot be determined as it depends on the magnitude of shift in the two curves.
Answer:
Option (C)
Explanation:
As per the data given in the question,
Price of salt increases by = 25%
Quantity of pepper demanded increases by = 4%
Cross price elasticity = Quantity of demand increases ÷ Price of salt increases
= 4% ÷ 25%
=0.16
Hence Cross-price elasticity of demand between salt and pepper would be positive.
So option (C) is answer
