Explain the two major consumer constraints and how these two constraints determine the budget line? What happens when the budget line shifts outward and is it good for the consumer?
The two major consumer constraints are :
Budget Constraint : Consumer needs to purchase the various commodities within the given budget. The choice of commodities depend on the overall budget of the consumer.
Availability and Price of individual commodities : Availability and Price of individual commodities determine the maximum amount of commodities purchased . It is determined based on the price and availability of individual commodities.
Budget Line is determined by the choices and combination of various goods purchased within a given budget and thus gives the combination of two commodities within a given budget.
When the budget line shifts outwards, the overall budget increases and thus more units of each of the goods can be purchased as the overall budget increases.
Explain the two major consumer constraints and how these two constraints determine the budget line? What...
Using a model of utility and indifference curves and activity (budget) constraints explain how a consumer with well-behaved preferences will do the “best” s/he can.
In the diagram on the right the consumer's original budget line is L1, and the consumer buys the amount of good X at point A. Then the price of good X decreases dramatically so that the consumer's new budget line shifts to L2. After the price decrease the consumer buys the amount of good X at point C. The substitution effect due to the price change is the movement from pointto point In the diagram on the right the consumer's...
3. (3 Points) Intuitively describe what the slope of the budget line tells us about the consumer's ability to trade goods X and Y. 4. (6 Points) For each description of a change in the budget line given below, state which of the following increases or decreases for the budget constraint variables would cause it: † Px + PxPy. Pytw, and I W. (a) The budget line rotates inward around its horizontal intercept (meaning that it's horizontal intercept does NOT...
The following graph shows three indifference curves and budget constraints for a consumer. The consumer is initially consuming at point A, on the indifference curve Ui and is constrained by the budget constraint BC1 (indicated by the blue line) Bc3 10 Ul BC BC 10 Suppose the government provides this consumer a subsidy on good x, which effectively lowers the price of x. This is represented by a of BC1 out away from the origin. The result is this consumer...
10. The figure shows two indifference curves and two budget constraints for a consumer named Kevin. Number of Sweaters B 28 21 0 12 35 63 Number of Shirts (a) If Kevin's income is $1,260, then what is the price of a sweater? (b) Suppose point A was Kevin's optimum last week, and point B is his optimum this week. What happened between last week and this week? (c) If point A is Kevin's optimum, then at that optimum, what...
curve to the right. True or false? Explain. 4. The budget line shows all possible combinations of two goods that yield the same level of utility to the consumer. True or false? Explain. 5. In ordinal utility, consumer equilibrium occurs at the point where: MRSxy Py/Px. (Assume good Y is on the Y axis and good X is on the X axis.) True or false? Explain. 6. Ordinal Utility (Indifference Curves & Budget Constraint Lines) has been said to have...
1. Explain how a consumer's income and the prices of goods limit consumption possibilities. A change in the prices of goods ______ and a change in a consumer's income ______. A. has no effect on the budget line; changes the slope of the budget line B. shifts the budget line; has no effect on the budget line C. shifts the budget line; changes the slope of the budget line D. changes the slope of the budget line; shifts the budget line 2. Everything else remaining the same, consumption possibilities...
Originally the consumer faces the budget line p1x1 + p2x2 = w. Then the price of good 1 doubles, the price of good 2 becomes 8 times larger, and wealth becomes 4 times larger. a. Write down an equation for the new budget line in terms of the original prices and wealth. b. Draw each budget constraint on a separate graph. Then label the vertical intercept, horizontal intercept and the slope of each line in terms of the original prices...
Explain in short answers please: 1.Graphically illustrate and explain what happens to consumer spending when consumers become more optimistic about the future, i.e., consumer expectations rise. 2.Graphically illustrate and explain how an increase in the interest rate would affect consumer spending. 3.Graphically illustrate and explain what happens to consumer spending in response to an increase in consumer income.
Suppose a consumer had a budget of $64.40. The price of Good X is $7 and the price of Good Y is $35. Calculate value of the x-intercept of the budget line. (Round to the nearest two decimal places if necessary.)