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A-LevelEconomicsThe Price System and the MicroeconomyMay/June 2019Paper 3 Q51 Mark

The table shows the substitution effect and income effect for a Giffen good and an inferior good as the price of the good changes. Which combination is correct? type of good price change demand change from substitution effect demand change from income effect A Giffen fall positive negative B Giffen rise positive positive C inferior fall negative negative D inferior rise negative negative

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About This A-Level Economics Question

Topic

This structured question tests The Price System and the Microeconomy in A-Level Economics (syllabus code 9708). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics May/June 2019 examination, Paper 3 Variant 1.

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