The increase in the demand for widgets, shown in the figure above, is the result of an increase in people's incomes from $28,500 per year to $31,500 per year. Therefore, the income elasticity of demand for widgets is

A) 0.25.
B) 0.75.
C) 1.33.
D) 4.00.

D

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