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

Indifference curves and budget lines — practice question

In the diagram, RS represents a consumer’s budget line. At first, the consumer selects combination M on this budget line and later moves to combination N. What might account for the shift from point M to point N?

  • Aa change in his tastes
  • Ba decrease in the price of X and a bigger percentage increase in the price of Y
  • Can increase in the price of X and an increase in his income
  • Dequal percentage increases in his income and in both prices

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