Ravi's utility function for various combinations of X and Y satisfy all the axioms of choice. Given his budget constraint, it has also been observed that the cross-price elasticity of demand between X and Y is zero as the price of X falls. Given this scenario, comment with an appropriate diagram, what kind of commodity is Y?

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