If the Price of Gasoline Goes Up, and Dan Now

question 223

Multiple Choice

If the price of gasoline goes up, and Dan now buys fewer candy bars because he has to spend more on gas, this would best be explained by

• A) the substitution effect.
• B) the income effect.
• C) the highly elastic demand for gasoline.
• D) all of the above.

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