If Prices and Income in a Two-Good Society Double, What

question 32

Multiple Choice

If prices and income in a two-good society double, what will happen to the budget line?

• A) The intercepts of the budget line will increase.
• B) The intercepts of the budget line will decrease.
• C) The slope of the budget line may either increase or decrease.
• D) Insufficient information is given to determine what effect the change will have on the budget line but we know society is worse-off.
• E) There will be no effect on the budget line.

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