In turns out that seafood is a normal, income elastic good. It follows that a 10% rise in income will seafood demand and produce a coefficient of income elasticity of than one. decrease; less increase; less increase; more decrease; more

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In turns out that seafood is a normal, income elastic good. It follows that a 10% rise in income will
seafood demand and produce a coefficient of income elasticity of
than one.
decrease; less
increase; less
increase; more
decrease; more
Transcribed Image Text:In turns out that seafood is a normal, income elastic good. It follows that a 10% rise in income will seafood demand and produce a coefficient of income elasticity of than one. decrease; less increase; less increase; more decrease; more
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A good is a normal good when its demand increases with increase in income and decreases with decrease in income.

A good is income elastic when coefficient of income elasticity is greater than 1, and is income inelastic when coefficient of income elasticity is less than 1.

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