Kevin likes to eat Sour Patch Kids and Gummy Bears. He considers them tobe substitutes. The grocery store decreases the price of Gummy Bears. Theeffect of this sale on the demand for Sour Patch Kids would be illustrated bya change from D_(1) to D_(2) D_(2) to D_(1) Point 1 to Point 2 Point 2 toPoint 1

There are two goods, Sour Patch Kids and Gummy Bears. Now, it is given that both are substitutes.…

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