Maude considers roses and tulips to be perfect substitutes. She spends $20 on these flowers Initially the price of roses is $1 and the price of tulips is $2. Then the price of roses changes to $3. Calculate the total change in demand for tulips. How large is the income effect? How large is the substitution effect?

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  1. Maude considers roses and tulips to be perfect substitutes. She spends $20 on these flowers Initially the price of roses is $1 and the price of tulips is $2. Then the price of roses changes to $3.
    1. Calculate the total change in demand for tulips.
    2. How large is the income effect?
    3. How large is the substitution effect?
    4. Now assume that Maude’s original income of $20 resulted from an initial endowment of 20 roses. What is the endowment income effect on the demand for tulips of the increase in the price of roses to $3?
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