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Problem on change in preferences

Can someone help me in finding out the right answer from the given options. Tim liked to snack on slim jims on fishing; however his friend Earl for all time brought beef jerky. Tom slowly developed a taste for jerky and at present buys it more frequently than slim jims since jerky is chewier. Tom’s switch to beef jerky imitates: (1) How substitution effects over-power the income effects. (2) The change in preferences. (3) The change in technology. (4) A raised quantity demanded for jerky. (e) The reduced quantity demanded for the slim Jims.

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