When the price of one good rises and the demand for another good also rises, they are substitutes. Consumers switch away from the costlier coffee to tea. Hence tea and coffee are substitute goods. Complementary goods show the opposite relationship (both move in opposite directions).
If the price of coffee increases then consumption of tea also increases it implies that tea and coffee are .
CUET UG 2023 — Economics Micro
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If the price of coffee increases then consumption of tea also increases it implies that tea and coffee are __________ .
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Verified 13 Jul 2026.
Options
- A
Substitute good
- B
Giffen good
- C
Complementary good
- D
Perishable good
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