Two economists from Ohio University estimated that the demand curve for kerosene in Indonesia was such that a 10 percent increase in the price reduced the quantity demanded by 2.2 percent and that a 10 percent increase in the price of electricity increased the demand for kerosene by 1.6 percent. This indicates that (i) the demand for kerosene is price inelastic and (ii) kerosene and electricity are substitutes. Which of these two statements is correct?
A. i and ii
B. i not ii
C. ii not i
D. neither i nor ii
Answer: A
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