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Commerce · Q243

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 243

Q243

For inferior commodities, income effect is

A.
Zero
B.
Negative
Answer
C.
Infinite
D.
Positive

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
For inferior commodities, income effect is Negative. When price of an inferior good falls, its negative income effect will tend to reduce the quantity purchased, while the substitution effect will tend to increase the quantity purchased.