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Question
What will be the effect on demand for tea, if the price of coffee falls?
Solution
If the price of coffee decreases, so will the demand for tea, since tea and coffee are substitute items. When the price of coffee falls, consumers eat less tea and more coffee. Thus, tea demand will decrease.
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