Principles of Economics, 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 128516587X
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-587-5

Chapter 21 - Part VII - The Theory of Consumer Choice - Problems and Applications - Page 459: 5

Answer

a) Please see the graph. b) The budget constraint doesn't change, and Jim's optimal consumption combination doesn't change.

Work Step by Step

a) $100/2 =50$ quarts of milk (at most) $100/4 = 25$ dozen cookies (at most) b) $100*1.1=110$ $2*1.1=2.2$ $4*1.1=4.4$ $110/2.2 =50$ quarts of milk (at most) $110/4.4 = 25$ dozen cookies (at most) Since the maximum quantities didn't change, the budget constraint doesn't change.
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