Blake eats two bags of generic potato chips each day. Blake's hourly wage increases from $8$⁢8 to $15$⁢15, and he decides to stop eating generic chips and instead eats a name-brand potato chip. Use the midpoint method to calculate Blake's income elasticity of demand for generic potato chips. Round your answer to two decimal places

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