Identify the flaw in this analysis: “If more Bahamians go on a low-carb diet, the demand for pasta will fall. The decrease in the demand for pasta will cause the price of pasta to fall. The lower price, however, will then increase the demand. In the new equilibrium, Bahamians might end up consuming more pasta than they did initially.”

Identify the flaw in this analysis: “If more Bahamians go on a low-carb diet, the demand for pasta will fall. The decrease in the demand for pasta will cause the price of pasta to fall. The lower price, however, will then increase the demand. In the new equilibrium, Bahamians might end up consuming more pasta than they did initially.”

Economics Today and Tomorrow, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078747663

Author:McGraw-Hill

Publisher:McGraw-Hill

Chapter7: Demand And Supply

Section7.2: The Demand Curve And Elasticity Of Demand

Problem 6R

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