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Research has found that an increase in the price of beer would reduce the amount of marijuana consumed. This research indicates that the cross elasticity of the two products ismultiple choicepositive so that beer and marijuana are substitutes for one another.positive so that beer and marijuana are complements.negative so that beer and marijuana are complements.negative so that beer and marijuana are substitutes for one another.

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Research has found that an increase in the price of beer would reduce the amount of marijuana consumed. This research indicates that the cross elasticity of the two products ismultiple choicepositive so that beer and marijuana are substitutes for one another.positive so that beer and marijuana are complements.negative so that beer and marijuana are complements.negative so that beer and marijuana are substitutes for one another.

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The correct answer is "positive so that beer and marijuana are substitutes for one another."

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Cross elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded of one good to a change in the price of another good. If the cross elasticity of demand is positive, it means the goods are substitutes for each other. This is because as the price of one good increases, the demand for the substitute good also increases.

In this case, the research found that an increase in the price of beer (good A) would reduce the amount of marijuana (good B) consumed. This indicates that as the price of beer goes up, people substitute it with marijuana, hence, they are substitutes for one another.

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