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

Indifference curves and budget lines — practice question

The diagram illustrates budget lines and an indifference curve. The consumer’s starting position is T. The price of good X then decreases.

  • AT to Q represents perfect elasticity; T to P represents a Giffen good
  • BT to R represents an income effect; R to S represents a substitution effect
  • CT to U represents a substitution effect; T to Q represents a normal good
  • DT to U represents a substitution effect; U to P represents an income effect

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