Income of a person is 8000 and he uses 60 units of a commodity. Calculate income elasticity of demand when the income increased by 30% and consumption of the good is decline by 50% Calculate  1. New income  2. New consumption  3. Income elasticity  4. Nature of good

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 Income of a person is 8000 and he uses 60 units of a commodity. Calculate income elasticity of demand when the income increased by 30% and consumption of the good is decline by 50%

Calculate

 1. New income

 2. New consumption

 3. Income elasticity

 4. Nature of good

 

 

 

 

 

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