If Potatoes Are an Inferior Good and the Price of Potatoes

question 227

Multiple Choice

If potatoes are an inferior good and the price of potatoes decreases, the _____ effect will cause a(n) _____ in the consumption of potatoes.

• A) substitution; decrease
• B) income; increase
• C) income; decrease
• D) substitution effect and the income; decrease

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