8. Suppose there are 2 goods in the economy and the demand function for Good 1 is given by m P₁ + ap₂ Is this a normal or inferior good? What if the demand function was instead given by xi (m, P₁, P₂) = xi(m, p₁, P₂) = P₁ m + ap₂

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8. Suppose there are 2 goods in the economy and the demand function for Good 1 is
given by
m
P₁ + ap₂
Is this a normal or inferior good? What if the demand function was instead given
by
x₁(m, P₁, P₂) =
x₁ (m, p₁, P₂) =
P₁
m+ ap₂
Transcribed Image Text:8. Suppose there are 2 goods in the economy and the demand function for Good 1 is given by m P₁ + ap₂ Is this a normal or inferior good? What if the demand function was instead given by x₁(m, P₁, P₂) = x₁ (m, p₁, P₂) = P₁ m+ ap₂
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The demand for normal items increases as consumer income increases. In contrast to normal products, for which the reverse is observed, an inferior good is one whose demand reduces when consumer income grows (or increases when consumer income declines).

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