Answer to Question #209799 in Economics for Paballo

Question

• If you assume the price of passenger airplanes rises significantly, what will happen to the demand curve of jet fuel? A. It will not change.
•  B. It will shift leftward.
•  C. It will shift rightward.
•  D. It will become steeper.

Answer 1

If the price of passenger airplanes rises significantly, then the demand curve of jet fuel will shift leftward, because these goods are complements.

So, the correct answer is B.