Principles of Economics

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Principles of EconomicsBy-MRIGANKFMS,BHU : 

Principles of EconomicsBy-MRIGANKFMS,BHU

Diminishing MRS : 

Diminishing MRS Food (units per week) Clothing (units per week) 2 3 4 5 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 A B D E G -6 1 1 1 1 -4 -2 -1 MRS = 6 MRS = 2

Budget Line : 

Budget Line Let F = amount of food purchased C = amount of clothing purchased Pf = Price of food Pc = price of clothing M = money income Then

Budget Line : 

(M/PC) = 40 Budget Line Food (units per week) 40 60 80 = (M/PF) 20 10 20 30 0 Clothing (units per week) Pc = $2 Pf = $1 M = $80

Consumer Choice : 

Consumer Choice Food (units per week) Clothing (units per week) 40 80 20 20 30 40 0 Point B does not maximize satisfaction because the MRS (-10/10) = 1 is greater than the price ratio (1/2).

Consumer Choice : 

Consumer Choice Market basket D cannot be attained given the current budget constraint. Food (units per week) Clothing (units per week) 40 80 20 20 30 40 0

Consumer Choice : 

Consumer Choice At market basket A the budget line and the indifference curve are tangent and no higher level of satisfaction can be attained. At A: MRS =Pf /Pc = .5 Food (units per week) Clothing (units per week) 40 80 20 20 30 40 0

Consumer Choice : 

Consumer Choice Food (units per week) Clothing (units per week) 40 80 20 20 30 40 0 Budget Line Pc = $2 Pf = $1 M = $80 D is not available. A offers less satisfaction than B. B is the optimum choice.

Effect of a Price Change : 

Effect of a Price Change Food (units per month) Clothing (units per month) The price-consumption curve traces out the utility maximizing market basket for the various prices for food.

Demand Curve : 

Demand Curve Food (units per month) Clothing (units per month) 20 6 U2 B 8 3 7 A U1 10 10 5 U3 D 40 Food (units per month) Price of Food

Effects of Income Changes : 

Effects of Income Changes Food (units per month) Clothing (units per month) Pf = $1 Pc = $2 M = $10, $20, $30

Effects of Income Changes : 

Effects of Income Changes Food (units per month) Price of food An increase in income, from $10 to $20 to $30, with the prices fixed, shifts the consumer’s demand curve to the right.

An Inferior Good : 

An Inferior Good Hamburger (units per month) Steak (units per month)

Income and Substitution Effects : 

Income and Substitution Effects Food (units per month) O Clothing (units per month) Normal Good M=$60, Pf = $3, Pc = $3 Decreased Pf = $2 17 25.5 Total Effect = 18.5 Income Effect = 4.5 Substitution Effect = 14

Income and Substitution Effects : 

Income and Substitution Effects Food (units per month) O Clothing (units per month) Inferior Good M=$60, Pf = $3, Pc = $3 Decreased Pf = $2 17 25.5 Total Effect = 6.5 Income Effect = - 7.5 Substitution Effect = 14 Substitution Effect > Income Effect.

Income and Substitution Effects : 

Food (units per month) O Clothing (units per month) The income effect may theoretically be large enough to cause the demand curve for a good to slope upward. This is of little practical interest Income and Substitution Effects Giffen Good