Pam is rich and at this high income level, her demand for good X is independent of income and given by  X*=40.1- 5 px/py where  px   and py  denote respectively the price of good X and the price of good Y.  Assuming the price of good Y is equal to 1, find Pam's compensating variation if the price of good X rises from 2 to 4.3 dollars.

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