O Macmillan Learning Mauricio has a circus act that involves monkeys on unicycles. Mauricio has a fixed amount to spend on unicycles and monkeys. The graph shows Mauricio's initial budget constraint. The price per unicycle is $180 and per monkey is $135. Using the graph, show what happens to Mauricio's budget line when the price of unicycles increases to $270. Then, answer the question. Quantity of unicycles 10 10 88 9 7 6 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 ✓ Budget line 4 5 6 7 8 Co Quantity of monkeys 9 10

Why does a change in income cause a parallel shift in the budget constraint?

In an analysis of the market for paint, an economist discovers the facts listed below. State whether each of these changes will affect supply or demand, and in what direction. There have recently been some important cost-saving inventions in the technology for making paint. Paint is lasting longer so that property owners need not repaint as often. Because of severe hailstorms, many people need to repaint now. The hailstorms damaged several factories that make paint, forcing them to close down for several months.