Studies show that the income elasticity of demand for wine is 5.03 and the income elasticity of demand for spirits is 1.21. This indicates that
A) wine is a luxury good and spirits are necessities.
B) wine and spirits are luxury goods.
C) wine is a luxury good and spirits are inferior goods.
D) wine and spirits are highly price elastic.
B
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