Grant Has $200 to Spend Each Month on Restaurant Meals

question 165

Essay

Grant has $200 to spend each month on restaurant meals and jazz performances at his
neighborhood jazz club.The price of a typical restaurant meal is $20 and the price of a jazz performance ticket is $10.Grant is maximizing his utility by consuming 6 restaurant meals and attending 8 jazz performances.Suppose Grant still has $200 to spend, but the price of restaurant meal rises to $25, while the price of jazz performance ticket drops to $8.Is Grant better off or worse off than he was before the price change? Use a budget constraint/indifference curve graph to illustrate your answer.

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