If the Price Level Rises, Then the Wealth Effect Leads

question 99

Multiple Choice

If the price level rises, then the wealth effect leads to

• A)an increase in real wealth, an increase in current consumption expenditure, and an increase in saving.
• B)an increase in real wealth, an increase in current consumption expenditure, and a decrease in saving.
• C)a decrease in real wealth, an increase in current consumption expenditure, and an increase in saving.
• D)a decrease in real wealth, an increase in current consumption expenditure, and a decrease in saving.
• E)a decrease in real wealth, a decrease in current consumption expenditure, and an increase in saving.

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