By observing an individual's behavior in the situations outlined below, determine the relevant income elasticities of demand for each good (i.e.,whether the good is normal or inferior). If you cannot determine the illcome elasticity, what additional information might you need? a. Bill spcnds all his incomc on books and coffee. He finds !PO while rummaging through a used paperback bill at the bookstore. He immediately buys a new hardcover book of poetry. b. Bill loses $10 he was going to use to buy a double espresso. He decides to sell his new book at a discount to his friend and use the money to buy coffee. c. Being bohemian becomes the latest teen fad. As a result, coffee and book prices rise by 25 percent. Bill lowers his consumption of both goods by the same percentage. d. Bill drops out of art school and gets an M.B .A. instead. He stops readng books and philandering coffee. Now he reads The Wall Street Journal and drinks bottled mineral water.
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