Suppose When the Consumer's Income Rises by 100%, the Consumer's $x$

question 56

Multiple Choice

Suppose when the consumer's income rises by 100%, the consumer's consumption of good $x$ falls by 1%. We can infer that the consumer's income elasticity for good $x$ is:

• A) \(- 1\)
• B) \(- 0.01\)
• C) 1
• D) \(0.01\)

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