Mary makes the following choices of X1 and X2 when prices and income are as follows:                  X1     X2      P1    P2       I Week 1     10     20      2       1      40 Week 2       6     14      2       2      40 Week 3      20    10      2       2      60 Based on this information we can conclude that Mary considers both goods to be normal goods Mary considers both goods to be inferior goods X1 is a normal good and X2 is an inferior good for Mary X1 is an inferior good and X2 is a normal for Mary

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  1. Mary makes the following choices of X1 and X2 when prices and income are as follows:

                 X    X2      P1    P2       I

Week 1     10     20      2       1      40

Week 2       6     14      2       2      40

Week 3      20    10      2       2      60

Based on this information we can conclude that

  1. Mary considers both goods to be normal goods
  2. Mary considers both goods to be inferior goods
  3. X1 is a normal good and X2 is an inferior good for Mary
  4. X1 is an inferior good and X2 is a normal for Mary
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