(Figure: Quantity of Goods Y and X III) Because of the Income

question 112

Multiple Choice

(Figure: Quantity of Goods Y and X III) Because of the income effect associated with the decrease in the price of good X, the quantity of good X purchased:

• A) increases from 3 to 5.
• B) decreases from 5 to 4.
• C) decreases from 3 to 2.
• D) decreases from 5 to 2.

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