Which of the Following Goods (With Their Respective Income Elasticity

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following goods (with their respective income elasticity coefficients in parentheses) will most likely suffer a decline in demand during a recession?

• A) Dinner at a nice restaurant (+1.8)
• B) Chicken purchased at the grocery store for preparation at home (+0.25)
• C) Facial tissue (+0.6)
• D) Plasma screen and LCD TVs (+4.2)

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