Exhibit 6-31 -Assume That a Consumer Is Initially in Equilibrium at Point

question 35

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 6-31
-Assume that a consumer is initially in equilibrium at point a in Exhibit 6-31. Then the price of good B falls. The movement from point a to point b represents

• A) the substitution effect
• B) the income effect
• C) the substitution effect minus the income effect
• D) the sum of the substitution and income effects
• E) the income effect minus the substitution effect

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