Say that a consumer's income elasticity of demand over the relevant range is equal to 2 . When she has a monthly income of $2,000, she spends $600 on food. If her monthly income rose to $4,000, how much would she spend on food?
a. $900

b. $1200.
c. $1800.
d. $2400.


d

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