Suppose the Price of Beef Declines by $0

question 82

Multiple Choice

Suppose the price of beef declines by $0.50 per pound at the supermarket.Consumers of beef immediately increase their purchases of beef.This illustrates:

• A)the fact that beef is an inferior good.
• B)the cross-elasticity effect of a price decrease.
• C)the substitution effect of a price decrease.
• D)the fact that beef is an economic bad.
• E)the income effect of rise in price.

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