Wes, a Neighbour of Stan, Wished to Borrow a Sum

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Wes, a neighbour of Stan, wished to borrow a sum of money from a local bank. Stan was quite wealthy, but elderly, with very poor eyesight. He frequently requested Wes to read his newspaper to him when Wes would drop by for a visit, because reading bothered his eyes. One evening, Wes placed a paper before Stan, and explained to him that he wished to borrow a sum of money but required a letter of reference before the bank would make the loan. He requested Stan to sign the paper to satisfy this requirement. Stan trusted his friend Wes and signed the paper at his request without reading it. Unknown to Stan, the paper was a guarantee of Wes's indebtedness, and not a letter of reference. Wes later defaulted on his debt. Wes required Stan's signature on the paper because the Statute of Frauds requires a guarantee to be in writing, and signed by the guarantor to be enforceable.

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Definitions:

Income Effect

The change in an individual's or economy's income and how that change will affect the quantity demanded of a good or service.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in the relative prices of goods, making consumers substitute one good for another.

Normal Good

A Normal Good is a type of good for which demand increases when income increases, and vice versa, holding all other factors constant.

Income Effect

The alteration in the income of a person or an economy and its impact on the demand for a particular good or service.