If the wage rate falls, consumption
A. rises because the income and substitution effects are working in opposite directions to change consumption.
B. rises because the income and substitution effects are both working in the same direction to increase consumption.
C. falls because the income and substitution effects are both working in the same direction to decrease consumption.
D. falls because the income and substitution effects are working in opposite directions to change consumption.
Answer: C
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