What Does the Income Elasticity of Demand Measure

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Multiple Choice

What does the income elasticity of demand measure?

• A)The responsiveness of quantity demanded to changes in income
• B)How a consumer's purchasing power is affected by a change in the price of a product
• C)The percentage change in the price of a product divided by the percentage change in consumer income
• D)The income effect of a change in price

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