Question: Alejandro makes $ 1 8 0 each week at a part time job as a cashier. He spends his weekly income on gallons of chocolate

Alejandro makes $180 each week at a part time job as a cashier. He spends his weekly income on gallons of chocolate milk and boxes of cereal. Gallons of chocolate milk cost $10 per gallon and boxes of cereal cost $6 per box.
a. Graph Alejandro's budget constraint and label it BC1. Label boxes of cereal on the x axis and gallons of chocolate milk on the Y axis.
b. Alejandro clips a coupon good for 3 free boxes of cereal. Show the effect of this change on Alejandro's budget constraint, labeling it BC2. Is Alejandro's opportunity cost constant along the budget constraint? Explain.
c. Stores are having a Valentines Day promotion: buy the first 3 boxes of cereal at regular price; and all boxes after the third box are half-off (50% of the original price). Show the effect of this change on Alejandro's budget constraint, labeling it BC3. Is Alejandro's opportunity cost constant along the budget constraint? Explain.
Alejandro makes $ 1 8 0 each week at a part time

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