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When onion price hits hard, the poor man simply stops buying it. Which one of these is the correct explanation for this?
Options:
A .  A rupee spent on buying onions does not yield rupee worth of satisfaction
B .  Price increases without any increase in the income of the consumer
C .  The consumer has already reached equilibrium and is not willing to purchase additional onions
D .  The consumer shifts his priorities to more urgent needs
Answer: Option A
:
A
A consumer buys a commodity only when a rupee spent on it yields rupee worth of satisfaction (MUM). A poor man stops the consumption of onion when he finds that a rupee spent on it does not yield rupee worth of satisfaction (no matter what quantity of onions is purchases), so that, Mux/PX<MuM.

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