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Complete the following sentence. If, as Paula's income increases, her demand for hot dogs decreases, then for Paula, hot dogs are _______. A. a substitute B. a complement C. an inferior good D. a normal good
Option C is correct
Inferior good has a negative income elasticity which indicates that whenever there is an increase in the income of the consumer, the demand for such a good decreases. In this case also the demand for hot dogs decrease is when the income of Paula increases. Therefore hotdogs are inferior good.