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Problem on least likely Inferior Goods

Chris ate Ramen Noodles or pinto beans for each and every meal whereas an impoverished college student. Chris graduated and landed a job beginning at a yearly salary of $50,000. Chris’s demands for the Ramen Noodles and pinto beans were most likely: (i) Unaffected and consumption of both products remain constant. (ii) Raised for both products. (iii) Raised for Chris’s favorite and reduced for either noodles or beans, based on which the Chris likes least. (iv) Reduced for both products.

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