Question 6

How does the budget line change if the price of good 2 decreases by a rupee
but the price of good 1 and the consumer’s income remain unchanged?

Answer

P1=Rs.4
P2 = Rs.5
P12= Rs.4

M = Rs. 20
Since the income and the price of good 1 are unchanged, the decrease in the price of good 2 will increase the vertical intercept of the budget line. The new budget line will also pivot outwards around the same horizontal intercept.

Horizontal intercept will be= =

Vertical intercept will be=

Slope =
The slope of the new budget line will be more and the new budget line will be steeper than the original one.

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