Given That Chicken and Beef Are Substitute Goods, If the Price

question 32

Multiple Choice

Given that chicken and beef are substitute goods, if the price of chicken decreases substantially, there would be:

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

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