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Ch. 1 - Introduction to Microeconomics
Ch. 2 - Introductory Economic Models
Ch. 3 - Supply and Demand
Ch. 4 - Elasticity
Ch. 5 - Consumer and Producer Surplus; Price Ceilings and Floors
Ch. 6 - Introduction to Taxes and Subsidies
Ch. 7 - Externalities
Ch. 8 - The Types of Goods
Ch. 9 - International Trade
Ch. 10 - The Costs of Production
Ch. 11 - Perfect Competition
Ch. 12 - Monopoly
Ch. 13 - Monopolistic Competition
Ch. 14 - Oligopoly
Ch. 15 - Markets for the Factors of Production
Ch. 16 - Income Inequality and Poverty
Ch. 17 - Asymmetric Information, Voting, and Public Choice
Ch. 18 - Consumer Choice and Behavioral Economics
Income Elasticity of Demand helps us identify normal goods and inferior goods.

Concept #1: Income Elasticity of Demand

Practice: Johnny Clutch just got a raise from $900 per week to $1100 per week. As a result, he decreases the amount of ramen noodles he buys from seven cartons a week to one carton a week. For Johnny, ramen noodles are:

Practice: Johnny Clutch just got a raise from $950 per week to $1,050 per week. As a result, he increases the number of concerts he attends by five percent. His demand for concerts is:

Practice: A twelve percent increase in consumer income has caused the quantity of orange juice demanded to increase from 24,000 to 26,000. The income elasticity of demand for orange juice is: