The Income Effect of an Increase in the Price of Backpacks

question 171

Multiple Choice

The income effect of an increase in the price of backpacks (a normal good) is a(n)

• A)decrease in the demand for backpacks
• B)decrease in the quantity demanded of backpacks
• C)increase in the demand for backpacks
• D)increase in the quantity demanded of backpacks
• E)new demand curve because everything else is no longer constant

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Definitions:

Bushels

A unit of volume that is commonly used in agriculture for measuring quantities of grain, fruit, and other dry commodities.

Consume

The use of goods and services by households or individuals, typically referring to the act of buying and using products.

Harvest

The process of gathering mature crops from the fields.

Grain

Small, hard seeds, especially the seeds of various food plants such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, and barley.