The Size and Direction of the Income Effect Depend on All

question 84

Multiple Choice

The size and direction of the income effect depend on all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) the amount of the good (X) the consumer buys.
• B) the change in the quantity of X when purchasing power is transformed (\(\partial\)X(P_X, P_Y,I)/\(\partial\)I).
• C) the change in the consumption of X as the price of X changes, holding utility constant.
• D) whether the good is normal or inferior.

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