Unit 1: Markets are Efficient, Except . . . Intro to Microeconomics

Lesson 1c: Making Choices: Scarcity and Budget Lines

Key Problems

 

Budget Lines

Assume the Price of X (Px) is $1 and the Price of Y (Py) is $2 and you have $10 to spend. (income - $10).

1. Draw the budget line.

2. What happens to the budget line if your income decreases to $6?

3. Assume your income is $10, and the Px is $1 and Py is $2. What happens to the budget line if Py decreases to $1?

4. Assume your income is $10, and the Px is $1 and Py is $2. What happens to the budget line if Px increases to $2?

 

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