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If a good has negative income elasticity and positive price elasticity of demand, it is a |
| A. | giffen good |
| B. | normal good |
| C. | superior good |
| D. | an inferior good |
| Answer» A. giffen good | |
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Explanation: A negative income elasticity of demand is associated with inferior goods. The Giffen good is an unusual type of inferior good which has positive price elasticity of demand. It is a good which people paradoxically consume more of as the price rises, violating the law of demand. When price goes up, the quantity demanded also goes up. |
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