Question

10 percent decrease in consumer incomes leads to a 20 percent decrease in the quantity demanded of good D. Instructions: Round your answer to one decimal place. If you are entering a negative number be sure to include a negative sign (-) in front of that number. The income elasticity of this good is: . This good can best be described as (Click to select) .

Answer 1

Answer:

Income elasticity = 2

Normal good

Explanation:

Below is the given values:

Percentage decrease in consumers income = 10%

Percentage decrease in quantity demanded = 20%

Use the below formula to find the income elasticity:

Income elasticity = % change in quantity demanded / % in income

Income elasticity = -20/-10

Income elasticity = 2

Since the elasticity is 2 that means good is normal good.