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Question content area Part 1 A columnist on forbes.com notes that many poor people have diets that are high in​ carbohydrates, such as​ potatoes, rice, or​ bread, with relatively little protein from meat or fish. He notes that as a consumer in this​ situation, if the price of the carbohydrates in your diet​ rises: "You'll cut out the more expensive​ fish, bacon or pork in order to buy more of that basic carbohydrate. And​ that's what a Giffen Good​ is." ​Source: Tim​ Worstall, "Being Quoted in the New York Times Is​ Great, But​ ...," forbes.com, November​ 23, 2014. Explain his reasoning that in this situation the carbohydrate is a Giffen good. A. The carbohydrate has an income effect that is very small relative to the substitution effect. B. Carbohydrates are Giffen goods because they have​ upward-sloping demand curves. C. Basic carbohydrates are Giffen goods because they are normal goods. D. Carbohydrates have no substitution effect to a price change.



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