(b) If a consumer spends all of his budget consuming exactly two goods, then is it possible that the law of downward-sloping demand does not hold for one of the goods?

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(b) If a consumer spends all of his budget consuming exactly two goods, then is it
possible that the law of downward-sloping demand does not hold for one of the
goods?
Transcribed Image Text:(b) If a consumer spends all of his budget consuming exactly two goods, then is it possible that the law of downward-sloping demand does not hold for one of the goods?
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