Given That Meat and Potatoes Are Complementary Goods, If the Price

question 65

Multiple Choice

Given that meat and potatoes are complementary goods, if the price of meat decreases substantially, there would be:

• A) an increase in the demand for potatoes.
• B) an increase in the quantity of potatoes demanded.
• C) a decrease in the demand for potatoes.
• D) no change in the demand for potatoes.

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