When the Price of an Inferior Good Increases

question 516

Multiple Choice

When the price of an inferior good increases,

• A)both the income and substitution effects encourage the consumer to purchase more of the good.
• B)both the income and substitution effects encourage the consumer to purchase less of the good.
• C)the income effect encourages the consumer to purchase more of the good, and the substitution effect encourages the consumer to purchase less of the good.
• D)the income effect encourages the consumer to purchase less of the good, and the substitution effect encourages the consumer to purchase more of the good.

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity Of Supply

The percentage change in quantity supplied, divided by the percentage change in the price that caused the change in quantity supplied.

Immobile Factor

Refers to a factor of production that cannot easily be moved from one place to another, such as land or a fixed installation.

Supply Of Resource

The total amount of a commodity, product, or service available for use, sale, or distribution.

Oil

A fossil fuel used primarily for energy production and as a raw material in the manufacture of plastics and other important chemicals.