If Ralph rides the bus to work which is considered an inferior good/service. After Ralph applies for and accepts a new management job at twice his old salary he starts to make changes. Based on what you have learned about changes in income and consumer choices, what will most likely happen to Ralph’s use of public transportation? Group of answer choices Ralph would discontinue riding the bus and switch to riding his bike. Ralph would discontinue riding the bus and purchase a car. It will decrease since Ralph will ask his boss if he can telework to avoid the long commute. Ralph would continue riding the bus.

A- Ralph would discontinue riding the bus and switch to riding his bike after he gets a new management job and his salary is doubled as compared to the old payroll of Ralph.

Ralph is a rational consumer who will like to upgrade his lifestyle only when his salary reaches a level that he can spend extra part of his disposable income.

Hence, the correct option is A that Ralph will stop riding bus and use bike to commute.

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Ralph would discontinue riding the bus and purchase a car.

Explanation:

As in the question it is mentioned that Ralph rides the bus when he go to work this represent an inferior good or a service but when he accept a new management job where his salary is doubled so he begins to make the changes

The change is that as the income rises, so the consumption would fall so he would prefer the more expensive option i.e to purchase a car

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