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प्रश्न
A consumer wants to consume two goods. The prices of the two goods are Rs 4 and Rs 5 respectively. The consumer’s income is Rs 20.
What is the slope of the budget line?
उत्तर
Slope of the budget line = `(-P_1)/(P_2)`
`=(-"Price of good " 1)/("Price of good " 2) = -4/5 = -0.8`
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Define budget set.
Explain the meaning of Budget line.
Write a budget line equation of a consumer if the two goods purchased by the consumer, Good X and Good Y are priced at Rs 10 and Rs 5 respectively and the consumer's income is Rs 100.
Find Consumption Expenditure from the following:
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National Income |
= Rs 5,000 |
|
Autonomous Consumption |
= Rs 1,000 |
|
Marginal propensity to consume |
= 0.80 |
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