An Increase in the Demand for Peanut Butter, a Normal

question 256

Multiple Choice

An increase in the demand for peanut butter, a normal good, can be caused by a(n) :

• A) decrease in consumer income.
• B) increase in the price of jams, jellies, and preserves.
• C) decrease in the price of bread.
• D) drought in Georgia that destroyed 30 percent of the peanut crop.
• E) decrease in the price of bologna.

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