Barbecue Sauce and Chicken Thighs Are Complement Goods

Multiple Choice

Barbecue sauce and chicken thighs are complement goods. Suppose that the government places a tax on chicken thighs to discourage the consumption of fatty meat. The partial equilibrium effect of the tax on the barbecue sauce market is for price to ____ and quantity to ____.

A) increase; increase
B) increase; decrease
C) decrease; increase
D) decrease; decrease