The Fact That Consumers Will Purchase More of a Good

question 388

Multiple Choice

The fact that consumers will purchase more of a good that has become relatively cheaper

• A) is called the nominal income effect.
• B) is called the substitution effect.
• C) leads to an upward sloping demand curve.
• D) leads to negative marginal utility.

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