If a Decrease in Income Results in an Increase in the Quantity

question 107

Multiple Choice

If a decrease in income results in an increase in the quantity demanded for a product, the product is ________, and the value of the income elasticity of demand is ________.

• A) a normal good; positive
• B) a normal good, negative
• C) an inferior good; positive
• D) an inferior good; negative

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Definitions:

Demand Curve

A graph depicting the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that consumers are willing to purchase at that price.

Monopsony

A market situation where there is only one buyer for a product or service, giving the buyer substantial control over the market price.

Collude

The act of cooperating or conspiring, especially in a secretive manner among firms, to limit competition or manipulate market prices.

Labor Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the wage rate and the quantity of labor workers are willing to offer at those wages.