When Rita Was a Student, She Consumed Beer with Her

question 10

Multiple Choice

When Rita was a student, she consumed beer with her dinner. Over the years, as her income increased, she substituted beer for a glass of wine. From this information, one can imply that:

• A) the law of demand does not hold for beer.
• B) wine and beer are complementary goods.
• C) Rita considers beer an inferior good.
• D) the price elasticity of demand for beer is high.
• E) Rita gets more utility from beer than from wine.

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