Figure 14.1.4 A Consumer's Original Utility Maximizing Combination of Income and Leisure

Multiple Choice

Figure 14.1.4
A consumer's original utility maximizing combination of income and leisure is shown in the diagram above as point A. After a wage decrease, the consumer's utility maximizing combination changes to point C.
-Refer to Figure 14.1.4 above. The income effect of the wage decrease on the amount of hours of leisure is:

A) L₀ to L₁.
B) L₀ to L₂.
C) L₁ to L₂.
D) L₂ to L₁.
E) none of the above