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2.)Assume that the consumer depicted in the figure has an income of $20. The pri

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Question

2.)Assume that the consumer depicted in the figure has an income of $20. The price of Skittles is $2 and the price of M&M's is $2. The consumer’s optimal choice is point

A.

B.

C.

D.

1.) Assume that a college student purchases only Ramen noodles and textbooks. If Ramen noodles are an inferior good and textbooks are a normal good, then the income effect associated with an increase in the price of a textbook will result in

an increase in the consumption of textbooks and a decrease in the consumption of Ramen noodles.

an increase in the consumption of textbooks and an increase in the consumption of Ramen noodles.

a decrease in the consumption of textbooks and a decrease in the consumption of Ramen noodles.

a decrease in the consumption of textbooks and an increase in the consumption of Ramen noodles.

a.

A.

b.

B.

c.

C.

d.

D.

Quantity of M&M;'s 10 7 6 4 2 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Quantity of Skittles

Explanation / Answer

2) ans is B because equation of budget line is 2S+2M=20

1)ans is D.

an increase in price will decrease real income which will decrease demand of normal good and increase demand of inferior good.