Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134744452
Author: PARKIN, Michael
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 3, Problem 13APA

(a)

To determine

The law of demand and gasoline.

(b)

To determine

Substitution effect and gasoline.

(c)

To determine

Income effect and gasoline.

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1. The price of food increased during the past year: a. Explain why the law of demand applies to food just as it does to all other goods and services.b. Explain how the substitution effect influences food purchases and provide some examples of substitutions that people might make when the price of food rises and other things remain the same.c. Explain how the income effect influences food purchases and provide some examples of the income effect that might occur when the price of food rises and other things remain the same.
Akram spends all of his income on food and clothing. When the price of clothing decreases, he buys more clothing.a. Does the substitution effect cause him to buy more or less clothing? Explain.b. Does the income effect cause her to buy more or less clothing? Explain.c. Define giffen good and assuming food as Giffen, explain income and substitution effects.
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