Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Indifference curves and budget lines

Indifference curves and budget lines — practice question

In the indifference curve diagram, point M shows the consumer’s starting equilibrium, while MN represents the substitution effect resulting from a decrease in the price of good X. If good X is a Giffen good, which point will represent the consumer’s new equilibrium after the price of good X falls?

  • APoint I (see figure)
  • BPoint J (see figure)
  • CPoint K (see figure)
  • DPoint L (see figure)

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