Assume That a College Student Purchases Only Ramen Noodles and Textbooks

question 83

Multiple Choice

Assume that a college student purchases only Ramen noodles and textbooks. If Ramen noodles are an inferior good and textbooks are a normal good, then the substitution effect associated with a decrease in the price of Ramen noodles, by itself, will result in

• A)a decrease in the consumption of textbooks and a decrease in the consumption of Ramen noodles.
• B)a decrease in the consumption of textbooks and an increase in the consumption of Ramen noodles.
• C)an increase in the consumption of textbooks and an increase in the consumption of Ramen noodles.
• D)an increase in the consumption of textbooks and a decrease in the consumption of Ramen noodles.

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Definitions:

Price Increase

A rise in the cost of goods or services, affecting the purchasing power of consumers.

Widgets

A generic term often used to refer to any hypothetical manufactured good or product.

Sales Decrease

A situation in which the quantity of products sold by a company or in a market declines.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the amount that consumers are willing and able to purchase at different prices.