BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ECONOMICS

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good whose demand curve slopes upwards because the income effect is larger than the substituition effect is called
A
1.giffen good
B
2.complementary goods
C
3.precious goods
D
4.none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The demand curve for a Giffen good is upward sloping as the income effect of a price decrease, or increase is opposite and greater than the substitution effect. The substitution effect means that a price change shifts the demand for a good to its substitute.

Detailed explanation-2: -Giffen goods are rare forms of inferior goods that have no ready substitute or alternative, such as bread, rice, and potatoes. The only difference between Giffen goods and traditional inferior goods is that demand for the former increases even when their prices rise, regardless of a consumer’s income.

Detailed explanation-3: -Veblen goods are luxury items that connote status in society, such as cars, yachts, fine wines, celebrity-endorsed perfumes, and designer jewelry. Giffen goods are essential goods, such as rice, potatoes and wheat. Demand stays high when prices increase because there is no ready substitute for them.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the case of a Giffen good, the positive income effect is stronger than the negative substitution effect so that the consumer buys less of it when its price falls.

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