Suppose a Consumer Allocates a Budget to Apples and Oranges

question 111

Essay

Suppose a consumer allocates a budget to apples and oranges. Now, the prices of apples and oranges are increased by the same percentage. What change will happen to the budget line? What change will happen to the consumer's indifference curves? What will happen to the consumption of the two goods?

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