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Chapter 21, Problem 5PA
Subpart (a):
To determine
The budget constraint of a person.
Subpart (b):
To determine
The budget constraint of a person.
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$1.50.
a) What is Gertrude's real income in terms of bullas?
b) What is her real income in terms of drinks?
c) What is the relative price of a drink (in terms of bullas)?
d) Sketch Gertrude's budget constraint (placing drinks on the vertical axis).
e) Suppose she chooses to consume 3 bullas and 4 drinks per week. Is she satisfying
her budget constraint?
f)
Sketch the budget line if the price of bullas rises to $2 and all other values remain
unchanged.
g) Sketch the budget line if the price of drinks rises to $3 and all other values remain
at their original levels.
h)
i)
Sketch the budget line if Gertrude gets a raise to earn $18 a week and prices
remain at their original levels.
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drinks rises to $3, and Gertrude gets a raise to earn $18 a week. How does the new
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Principles of Microeconomics (MindTap Course List)
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