Assume that the income effect dominates the substitution effect. When workers experience a ________ price surprise, they ________ perceive that their real wage rate has ________, which leads them to work fewer hours.
A. negative; incorrectly; risen
B. negative; correctly; fallen
C. positive; correctly; risen
D. positive; incorrectly; risen
Answer: D
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a. savings b. supply c. income d. demand
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