ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Author: NEWNAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The budget constraint line by itself tells us preferences and indifference.

- ○ True
- ● False

**Explanation:**

A budget constraint line represents the combinations of goods and services that a consumer can purchase given their income and the prices of those goods. However, it does not convey information regarding the consumer's preferences or levels of satisfaction (indifference). Preferences are typically represented by indifference curves, which illustrate different bundles of goods between which a consumer is indifferent. Thus, the answer is "False" as the budget constraint line alone does not provide insight into preferences or indifference.
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Transcribed Image Text:**Question:** The budget constraint line by itself tells us preferences and indifference. - ○ True - ● False **Explanation:** A budget constraint line represents the combinations of goods and services that a consumer can purchase given their income and the prices of those goods. However, it does not convey information regarding the consumer's preferences or levels of satisfaction (indifference). Preferences are typically represented by indifference curves, which illustrate different bundles of goods between which a consumer is indifferent. Thus, the answer is "False" as the budget constraint line alone does not provide insight into preferences or indifference.
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Budget constraint: - it is a graphical representation of different bundles of goods that a consumer can purchase with a given income.

Indifference curve: - it shows a different combination of goods that provides the same level of satisfaction to the consumer.

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