When the price of a good changes, the substitution effect occurs because:
a. the consumers' real income measured in terms of that good changes.
b. the relative price of that good changes compared to other goods in the consumption bundle.
c. the total utility of that good decreases.
d. the marginal utility of that good decreases.
e. consumers have an incentive to substitute irrational behavior for rational behavior.
b
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If there is no Ricardo-Barro effect, an increase in the government budget surplus
A) increases the supply of loanable funds. B) decreases private saving. C) increases private saving. D) decreases the supply of loanable funds. E) has no effect on the demand for loanable funds, the supply of loanable funds, or the real interest rate.
In the figure above, suppose the original budget line is BD. A rise in the price of a compact disc will
A) rotate the budget line to AD. B) rotate the budget line to CD. C) not move the budget line. D) result in a parallel leftward shift of the budget line.
Under a fixed exchange rate regime, if a country has an ________ exchange rate, then its central bank's attempt to keep its currency from depreciating will result in a ________ of international reserves
A) undervalued; gain B) undervalued; loss C) overvalued; gain D) overvalued; loss
Suppose that for each firm in the competitive market for potatoes, long-run average cost is minimized at $0.20 per pound when 500 pounds are grown. The demand for potatoes is Q = 10,000/p
If the long-run supply curve is horizontal, then how much will consumers spend, in total, on potatoes? A) $0 B) $500 C) $10,000 D) $50,000