Ann has non-labour income M; hourly wage rate w. She can choose how many hours she works. She can use her income to purchase consumption, each unit of consumption has price p. (a) Initially, Ann decides not to work at all. Using a consumption-leisure diagram, explain her behaviour. (b) Now, her hourly wage rate increases to w’ > w. She decides to start working. Using an appropriate diagram, explain how she decides how many hours to work using substitution and income effects.

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