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The price of “snufooos” increases and the demand for “gridzies” goes down. Therefore, “snufooos” and “gridzies” are considered:
substitute goods |
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complementary goods |
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inferior goods |
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luxury items |
Substitutes are those goods which can replace each other
For example tea and coffee
Complements are those good which complete each other
Example can be pen and paper
If we have to find out whether a good is a luxury, inferior ,normal good then we have to study the income elasticity of demand
Income elasticity of demand is studied only for one good
But here in the question there are two goods so we have to find that whether they are complements or substitutes to each other on the basis of cross price elasticity of demand
Since the increase in the price of snufoos causes fall in the demand of gridzes as well
It means both of them are complements to each other
Answer is option b