During calamities, such as typhoons, fires, or the ongoing pandemic, the government provides assistance to affected families either in kind or in cash. Which do you think most people will prefer to receive – in kind (food pack) or financial assistance? Illustrate and explain your answer using indifference curves and budget lines (draw your ICs and budget lines in one graph with quantity of food in the horizontal axis and other goods in the vertical axis
During calamities, such as typhoons, fires, or the ongoing pandemic, the government provides assistance to affected families either in kind or in cash. Which do you think most people will prefer to receive – in kind (food pack) or financial assistance? Illustrate and explain your answer using indifference curves and budget lines (draw your ICs and budget lines in one graph with quantity of food in the horizontal axis and other goods in the vertical axis
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![During calamities, such as typhoons, fires, or the ongoing pandemic, the government provides assistance to affected
families either in kind or in cash. Which do you think most people will prefer to receive – in kind (food pack) or
financial assistance? Illustrate and explain your answer using indifference curves and budget lines (draw your ICs
and budget lines in one graph with quantity of food in the horizontal axis and other goods in the vertical axis
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Transcribed Image Text:During calamities, such as typhoons, fires, or the ongoing pandemic, the government provides assistance to affected
families either in kind or in cash. Which do you think most people will prefer to receive – in kind (food pack) or
financial assistance? Illustrate and explain your answer using indifference curves and budget lines (draw your ICs
and budget lines in one graph with quantity of food in the horizontal axis and other goods in the vertical axis
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