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

Indifference curves and budget lines — practice question

In the diagram, a person first selects combination N on budget line LM. When his money income rises and the price of good Y also rises, his budget line moves to RS, and he then selects combination T. What effect does this have on his economic welfare?

  • AHe is definitely better off because his money income has increased.
  • BHe is definitely worse off because he has to pay more for good Y.
  • CHe is better off since combination T, which he now chooses, was not previously available to him.
  • DHe is worse off since combinations of X and Y along LN are no longer available to him.

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