If the income of buyers decreases and good A is an inferior good, the quantity demanded of good A will decrease. This will cause the equilibrium price to decrease and the equilibrium quantity to decrease.
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An inferior good is a type of good whose demand decreases when the income of the consumer increases. This is the opposite of a normal good, which has increasing demand as income increases. Now, if the income of buyers decreases, the demand for an inferior good Show more…
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