Suppose a consumer purchases the following two products on a weekly basis: cups of cappuccino (good...

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Suppose a consumer purchases the following two products on a weekly basis: cups of cappuccino (good Y) and science fiction novels (good X). The price of good Y is $5, the price of good X is $10, and the consumer's income is $40. Use the standard tools of the Ordinal Model of Consumer Behavior to answer the following: b. I Based on the information above, specify the budget line equation and illustrate graphically the budget line for this consumer. Assume that at the consumer's equilibrium point (i.e., utility maximization), the consumption of X is 2 units (i.e., X* = 2). Given this information determine the optimum consumption of cappuccinos (good Y). Illustrate the consumer's utility- maximizing combination using the budget-line/indifference curve tools (a general sketch of an indifference curve is sufficient). Suppose a consumer purchases the following two products on a weekly basis: cups of cappuccino (good Y) and science fiction novels (good X). The price of good Y is $5, the price of good X is $10, and the consumer's income is $40. Use the standard tools of the Ordinal Model of Consumer Behavior to answer the following: b. I Based on the information above, specify the budget line equation and illustrate graphically the budget line for this consumer. Assume that at the consumer's equilibrium point (i.e., utility maximization), the consumption of X is 2 units (i.e., X* = 2). Given this information determine the optimum consumption of cappuccinos (good Y). Illustrate the consumer's utility- maximizing combination using the budget-line/indifference curve tools (a general sketch of an indifference curve is sufficient).

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