Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies, 19th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073511447
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-144-3

Chapter 4 - Elasticity - Problems - Page 91: 7b

Answer

Income elasticity of demand is not the same at all three prices. Golf is not an inferior good, it is a normal good.

Work Step by Step

Formula for income elasticity of demand is: Percentage change in quantity demanded of good/percentage change in income At 50 dollars, $\frac{50000-70000}{50000}$ ÷ $\frac{10-15}{10}$ = 0.80 At 35 dollars, $\frac{50000-70000}{50000}$ ÷ $\frac{15-30}{15}$ = 0.40 At 20 dollars, $\frac{50000-70000}{50000}$ ÷ $\frac{20-50}{20}$ = 0.27 Golf is not an inferior good as quantity demanded of gold increases when income increases, and thus it is a normal good.
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