Lucetta Changes Light Bulbs

question 69

Essay

Lucetta changes light bulbs.She is paid $10 an hour.She can work as many hours as she wishes.Lucetta works only 6 hours a day.But she says she loves her job and is happier working at this job than she would be if she made the same income without working at all.Though this may sound strange, Lucetta is perfectly rational.Draw a graph showing leisure on the horizontal axis and income on the vertical axis.Draw a budget line and some indifference curves for Lucetta that are consistent with Lucetta's words and actions.Explain in words what happens.

---

Definitions:

Beothuk

An indigenous people native to Newfoundland, Canada, known for their tragic extinction in the early 19th century due to European diseases, violence, and displacement.

Newfoundland and Labrador

The easternmost province of Canada, consisting of the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador to the northwest.

Critical Race Theory

An intellectual framework that examines society and culture as they relate to categorizations of race, law, and power, emphasizing the effects of racism.

Racism

Racism involves prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against people on the basis of their race or ethnicity, often rooted in the belief that one race is superior to others.