If the Price of Good X (Measured on the Horizontal

question 81

Multiple Choice

If the price of good X (measured on the horizontal axis of a budget line diagram) increases at the same time that the price of good Y (measured on the vertical axis) increases,the budget line

• A)will necessarily become steeper
• B)will necessarily become flatter
• C)will remain unchanged
• D)will shift outward in a parallel fashion
• E)could become either steeper or flatter,depending on the sizes of the price changes

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