Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. The income effect of a price increase for a Giffen good outweighs the substitution effect.

2. The demand curve for an inferior good can never be downward sloping.

3. The demand curve for a luxury good is upward sloping.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE

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