10. Figure: Orange Juice and Milk I Orange juice 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Milk $$U_1$$ $$U_2$$ $$BC_1$$ $$BC_2$$ According to the above figure, the substitution effect of moving from $$BC_1$$ to $$BC_2$$ is a movement from ______ units of milk to ______ units of milk. a. 2; 3 b. 2; 1 c. 2; 6 d. 6; 3
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