Holly consumes x and y. The price of x is 4 and the price of y is 4. Holly\'s on
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Holly consumes x and y. The price of x is 4 and the price of y is 4. Holly's only source of
income is her endowment of 6 units of x and 6 units of y which she can buy or sell at the going
prices. She plans to consume 7 units of x and 5 units of y. If the prices change to 7 for x and 7 for
y; which of the following is true? (explain or show work)
(a) She is better o.
(b) She is worse o.
(c) She is neither better o nor worse o.
(d) We can't tell whether she is better o or worse o unless we know her utility function.
(e) She is better o if she has non-convex preferences
Explanation / Answer
(c) She is neither better o nor worse off-answer---------correct--------100% sure.
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