Multiple Choice
If the prices of two goods,X and Y,increase by 50 percent and the consumer's income rises by 100 percent:
A) the slope of the consumer's budget line will change,becoming flatter to indicate that X and Y are now relatively less expensive.
B) the consumer's budget line will shift out from the origin,with its slope unchanged.
C) the consumer's budget line will shift out from the origin and its slope will also change,reflecting the lower prices for X and Y.
D) the consumer's budget line will remain unchanged as the price and income effects will cancel each other out.
Correct Answer:

Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q51: You buy only apples and bananas.Your budget
Q52: Graphically and mathematically illustrate the consumer's optimal
Q53: Indifference curves cannot intersect because:<br>A)consumers are indifferent
Q54: The law of diminishing marginal utility states
Q55: An indifference curve shows _.<br>A)all the combinations
Q57: Along an indifference curve,if the MRS of
Q58: A low-fat decaf vanilla latte is more
Q59: Table 3-1 shows the total utility from
Q60: Which of the products described below is
Q61: A set of indifference curves showing that