A price increase has two effects on the quantity of a good demanded: consumers switch to relatively

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A price increase has two effects on the quantity of a good demanded: consumers switch to relatively less expensive goods (holding utility and other prices constant) and less goods are demanded because purchasing power and the opportunity set has been reduced. What are the two effects on quantity demanded called? Does the quantity demanded of a good typically fall when its price rises? Does the quantity demanded of a good always have to fall when its price rises? Explain.

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9781292215624

8th Global Edition

Authors: Jeffrey Perloff

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