The Demand Curve for Corn Is Downward Sloping

question 291

Multiple Choice

The demand curve for corn is downward sloping. If the price of corn, an inferior good, falls,

• A) the income effect which causes you to reduce your corn purchases is smaller than the substitution effect which causes you to increase your corn purchases, resulting in a net increase in quantity demanded.
• B) the income effect which causes you to increase your corn purchases is larger than the substitution effect which causes you to reduce your corn purchases, resulting in a net increase in quantity demanded.
• C) both the income and substitution effects reinforce each other to increase the quantity demanded.
• D) the income and substitution effects offset each other, but the price effect of an inferior good leads you to buy less corn.

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Definitions:

Tax Liability

The total amount of tax that an individual or business is obligated to pay to the government.

Income Subsidy

A government payment to individuals or families that augments their income, intended to help them afford essential goods and services.

In-Kind Transfers

Non-cash government assistance provided to individuals or groups, such as food stamps, housing, and healthcare services.

Negative Income Tax

A fiscal mechanism where people earning below a certain income threshold receive supplemental pay from the government instead of paying taxes.