If a 5 percent increase in income brings about a 10 percent decrease in the demand for a good, then the

A) good is a normal good.
B) good is an inferior good.
C) income elasticity of demand is 0.5.
D) income elasticity of demand is 2.0.
E) income elasticity of demand is 5.0.


B

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