The substitution effect of a price change according to Hicks is isolated by keeping:

AReal income (utility level) constant

BNominal money income constant

CTotal expenditure constant

DMarginal utility of money constant

Explanation

John Hicks isolates the substitution effect by adjusting nominal income to keep the consumer on the same indifference curve (constant utility).

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