If an Increase in the Price of Peanut Butter Causes

question 130

Multiple Choice

If an increase in the price of peanut butter causes a decline in the demand for jelly,then _____

• A)the goods are substitutes.
• B)jelly is an inferior good.
• C)the goods are complements.
• D)both goods are necessities.
• E)peanut butter is an inferior good.

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