In the Two-Period Model, a Decrease in Income in Period

question 44

Multiple Choice

In the two-period model, a decrease in income in period 2 causes the budget constraint to

• A)shift to the left in a parallel fashion.
• B)shift to the right in a parallel fashion.
• C)rotate in a clockwise direction along the horizontal axis.
• D)rotate in a counterclockwise direction along the vertical axis.

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