Suppose that a consumer's preferences are well behaved in that properties 4-1 to 4-4 are satisfied and the initial equilibrium consumption bundle consists of 100 units of X and 50 units of Y. If PX decreases such that the new equilibrium consumption bundle is 150 units of X and 75 units of Y, then goods X and Y are:
A. substitutes.
B. unrelated.
C. inferior goods.
D. complements.
Answer: D
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