Table 4 Income $30,000 $40,000 Quantity of Good X Purchased 2 6 Quantity of Good Y Purchased 20 10 Refer to Table 4. Using the midpoint method, the income elasticity of demand for good Y is Select one: O a. -2.33, and good Y is an inferior good. O b. 2.33, and good Y is a normal good. O c. -0.43, and good Y is a normal good. O d. -0.43, and good Y is an inferior good. E

Table 4 Income $30,000 $40,000 Quantity of Good X Purchased 2 6 Quantity of Good Y Purchased 20 10 Refer to Table 4. Using the midpoint method, the income elasticity of demand for good Y is Select one: O a. -2.33, and good Y is an inferior good. O b. 2.33, and good Y is a normal good. O c. -0.43, and good Y is a normal good. O d. -0.43, and good Y is an inferior good. E

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