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Draw a graph in which the MRS is greater than the price ratio. What will happen...

Draw a graph in which the MRS is greater than the price ratio. What will happen to the consumption of x versus y

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Below is a graph where we draw the indifference curve IC and a budget line BC

Good Y A MRS > Px/Py B MRS = Px/Py IC Good X

Slope of the indifference curve is MRS (rate of substitution of X for Y) and slope of budget line is Px/Py. Here at A, MRS is greater than price ratio which can be seen from the steepness of indifference curve and relative flatness of budget line. Too much of Y and too little of X is consumed at this level.

As we move along the IC, from A to B, MRS falls but Px/Py remains same so at B MRS gets equal to Px/Py. This raises the consumption of X and reduces the consumption of Y

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