Alice Has $10 to Spend on Wine and Cheese

question 174

Essay

Alice has $10 to spend on wine and cheese. If wine is $2.50 a glass and cheese $2, draw the corresponding budget line. Then draw three indifference curves, one showing the amount of wine and cheese Alice would choose, one showing less preferred combinations of wine and cheese, and the last showing preferred but unaffordable combinations.
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