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Chapter 2: Q 26 (page 44)

Draw Marie’s budget constraint with pies on the horizontal axis and magazines on the vertical axis. What is the slope of the budget constraint?

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The slope of the budget constrain is -3.

Step by step solution

01

Step 1. Given information

Price of Magazine= $4

Price of Pies= $12

the maximum magazines she can buy= 6

the maximum pies she can buy= 2

02

Step 2. Calculation

The budget constraint shows all possible combinations of consumption that someone can afford given the prices of goods and the individual's income.

m=y2-y1x2-x1m=6-00-2m=6-2m=-3

So, slope of the budget line = -3

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