Assume the Price of Product Y (The Quantity of Which

question 59

Multiple Choice

Assume the price of product Y (the quantity of which is on the vertical axis) is $15 and the price of product X (the quantity of which is on the horizontal axis) is $3. Also assume that money income is $60. The absolute value of the slope of the resulting budget line is

• A)5.
• B)1/5.
• C)4.
• D)20.

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