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

Indifference curves and budget lines — practice question

The diagram presents the indifference curves (IC) for a consumer for goods X and Y, along with the consumer’s budget lines (BL). If the budget line moves from BL1 to BL2, what does this imply about the consumer’s preferences for goods X and Y while prices stay unchanged?

  • AHe continues to buy the same amounts of X and Y.
  • BHe prefers to buy fewer of X and fewer of Y.
  • CHe prefers to buy fewer of X and more of Y.
  • DHe prefers to buy more of X and fewer of Y.

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