Say that the elasticity of market demand for some good with respect to average consumer income...
Say that the elasticity of market demand for some good with respect to average consumer income is 2.5. Then you know that ---16---
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Income Elasticity of demand is calcualted by dividing the percentage change in the quantity demanded by the percentage change in the income of the consumer.
Now if elasticity is 2.5 this implies that for every 1% change in income , the quantity demanded changes by 2.5%
When the elasticity is a positive number, it implies that the given good is a Normal good the quantity demanded for which increases with an increase in income and decreases with a decrease in income
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