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The budget set is the collection of all bundles that the consumer can buy with her income at the prevailing market prices.

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Important Questions on Theory of Consumer Behaviour

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A consumer wants to consume two goods. The prices of the two goods are Rs4 and Rs5 respectively. The consumer’s income is Rs20.

What is the slope of the budget line ?

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A consumer wants to consume two goods. The prices of the two goods are Rs4 and Rs5 respectively. The consumer’s income is Rs20.

How much of good 2 can she consume if she spends her entire income on that good ?

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How does the budget line change if the consumer's income increases to Rs40 but the prices remain unchanged ?
MEDIUM
How does the budget line change if the price of good 2 decreases by a rupee but the price of good 1 and the consumer's income remain unchanged ?
HARD
Suppose a consumer can afford to buy 6 units of good 1 and 8 units of good 2 if she spends her entire income. The prices of the two goods are Rs. 6 and Rs. 8 respectively. How much is the consumer's income?
HARD
A consumer wants to consume two goods. The prices of the two goods are Rs4 and Rs5 respectively. The consumer’s income is Rs20.

Write down the equation of the budget line.

HARD
A consumer wants to consume two goods. The prices of the two goods are Rs 4 and Rs 5 respectively. The consumer’s income is Rs 20.

How much quantity of good 1 can the consumer consume if she spends her entire income on that good?

MEDIUM
Explain why the budget line is downward sloping.
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What do you mean by the budget set of a consumer ?
MEDIUM
What happens to the budget set if both the prices as well as the income double ?
MEDIUM
Suppose a consumer wants to consume two goods which are available only in integer units. The two goods are equally priced at Rs10 and the consumer’s income is Rs40.

Write down all the bundles that are available to the consumer.

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Suppose a consumer wants to consume two goods which are available only in integer units. The two goods are equally priced at Rs. 10 and the consumer’s income is Rs40.

Among the bundles that are available to the consumer, identify those which cost her exactly Rs. 40.

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If a consumer has monotonic preferences, can she be indifferent between the bundles 10, 8 and 8, 6 ?
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Suppose a consumer’s preferences are monotonic. What can you say about her preference ranking over the bundles (10, 10), (10, 9), (9, 9)?
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Suppose your friend is indifferent to the bundles (5, 6) and (6, 6). Are the preferences of your friend monotonic ?