Christy enjoys baking pies from fresh fruit, especially blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries. When she goes to the market intending to buy blackberries, she finds the price of blackberries has risen slightly. She decides to buy blueberries or strawberries instead. Christy's demand for blackberries is:

Answer :

Answer:

Christy's demand for blackberries is elastic.

Explanation:

Christy purchases blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries. When the price of blackberries rises to a small extent, Christy will instead purchase strawberries or blueberries.  

This shows that the demand for blackberries is elastic. Elastic demand refers to the situation when a small change in price causes the quantity demanded to change to a great extent.

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