Consider a Consumer Who Purchases Two Goods, X and Y

question 11

Multiple Choice

Consider a consumer who purchases two goods, X and Y. If the price of good Y falls, then the substitution effect by itself will

• A)cause the consumer to buy more of good Y and less of good X.
• B)cause the consumer to buy more of good X and less of good Y.
• C)not affect the amount of goods X and Y that the consumer buys.
• D)result in an upward-sloping demand for good Y if the substitution effect is positive.

Grasp the concept of homogeneous products and their characteristics.

Appreciate the significance of income changes on consumer choice sets and budget constraints.

Learn the principle of diminishing marginal utility and how utility affects consumer choices.

Understand the process and significance of second-order conditioning.

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Definitions:

Concrete Thinking

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Industry

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