What do you mean by the budget set of a consumer? from Economic
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A consumer wants to consume two goods. The prices of two goods are र 4 and र 5
respectively. The consumer's income is र 20.
How much of good 1 the consumer can consume if she spends her entire income on that good?


The consumer can consume 5 (= 20 ÷ 4) units if she spends her entire income on purchase of good 1 (here x1).

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A consumer wants to consume two goods. The prices of two goods are र 4 and र 5
respectively. The consumer's income is र 20.
Write down the equation of budget line.


The budget line equation is 'P1x1 + P2x2 = M' presuming two goods are x1and x2 and prices, P1 and P2 respectively. M represents money income. Thus budget line equation under given information is 4x1 + 5x2 = 20.

 

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Explain why the budget line is downward sloping?

Because a consumer can buy extra unit of one good (say good x) by sacrificing some units of other good (say good y) within the given income.
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 What is budget line?

The budget line represents all bundles of two goods which a consumer can buy with his entire income. This budget line is negatively sloping.
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What do you mean by the budget set of a consumer?


The budget set is the collection of all the bundles of goods that a consumer can buy with his income at the prevailing market prices.
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