It was sunny when Jenny went to class,but by the time class was over it was raining heavily,so Jenny stopped by the student store to buy an umbrella before she walked back to her dorm.In this case,the umbrella is an example of a(n)________.
A) impulse good
B) staple
C) homogeneous shopping good
D) emergency good
E) heterogeneous shopping good

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An emergency good is an item that is purchased unexpectedly due to an unexpected situation that has arisen, such as sudden rainfall. Therefore, the umbrella that Jenny bought is an example of an emergency good. Choices A, B, C, and E do not fit the criteria for this situation.

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