Mary makes the following choices of X1 and X2 when prices and income are as follows:                    X1    X2     P1   P2      I Week 1     10     20      2      1      40 Week 2       6     14      2       2     40   A. Mary considers both goods to be normal goods   B. We cannot say whether Mary thinks the goods are normal or inferior.   C. X1 is a normal good and X2 is an inferior good for Mary   D. X1 is an inferior good and X2 is a normal for Mary

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Mary makes the following choices of X1 and X2 when prices and income are as follows:

                   X   X2     P1   P2      I

Week 1     10     20      2      1      40

Week 2       6     14      2       2     40

  A.

Mary considers both goods to be normal goods

  B.

We cannot say whether Mary thinks the goods are normal or inferior.

  C.

X1 is a normal good and X2 is an inferior good for Mary

  D.

X1 is an inferior good and X2 is a normal for Mary

 

 

 

 

 

 

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