The Price of a Good Increases Relative to Other Goods

question 17

Multiple Choice

The price of a good increases relative to other goods.Which one of the following statements must be true? The resulting

• A)income effect is negative.
• B)income effect is positive.
• C)substitution effect is negative.
• D)substitution effect is positive.
• E)income effect is zero.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change in proportion to the level of goods or services produced within a certain range.

Break-even Sales

The amount of revenue needed to cover total costs, both fixed and variable, with no profit or loss.

Unit Selling Price

The cost for which customers can purchase an individual unit of a product.

Unit Variable Costs

Unit variable costs are the costs that vary directly with the production volume, including costs for materials and labor that change with the level of production or service provision.