Assume That a Person Consumes Two Goods, Coke and Snickers

question 138

Essay

Assume that a person consumes two goods, Coke and Snickers. Use a graph to demonstrate how the consumer adjusts his/her optimal consumption bundle when the price of Coke decreases. Carefully label all curves and axes. What will happen to consumption if Coke is a normal good? What will happen to consumption if Coke is an inferior good? (Remember to explain the possible change when the income effect dominates and when the substitution effect dominates.)

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