8. Indicate whether the following statements are true, false, or uncertain. If false or uncertain, explain why.

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8. Indicate whether the following statements are true, false, or uncertain. If false or uncertain, explain why.

a. The price of a watch increases by 10%, and you spend a larger fraction of your income on it. The watch is a Giffen good.

b. Due to a flood, corn prices and soybean prices increase. If corn and soybeans are substitutes, the quantity of corn demanded falls.

c. Goods 1 and 2 are substitutes, and goods 2 and 3 are substitutes. This must mean that goods 1 and 3 are substitutes.

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9780716759751

1st Edition

Authors: Austan Goolsbee, Steven Levitt, Chad Syverson

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