If a 10 percent increase in income leads to a 5 percent decrease in the demand for a good, the income elasticity of demand equals ________ and the good is ________ good

A) 1/2; a normal
B) -1/2; an inferior
C) 2; a normal
D) -2; a normal
E) -5; an inferior

B

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A) less than $.03/baht B) equal to $.03/baht C) greater than $.03/baht D) $1/baht

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Other things being constant, if the U.S. real rate of interest exceeds that of its trading partners, we expect

A) political instability in the United States. B) a worsening of the U.S. balance of payments. C) an appreciation of U.S. currency. D) that a "dirty float" will emerge.

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