Goods 1 and 2 are perfect complements in Linda's preferences. Suppose that after a change in prices and income, Linda has revised her optimal choice ending up with the same level of utility as before. The price of good 1 has increased proportionally more than the price of good 2 O a. After the change, Linda consumes the same quantity of both goods as before O b. After the change, Linda consumes more of good 1 and less of good 2 OC After the change, Linda consumes more of good 2 and less of good 1 Od. After the change, Linda consumes more of good 1, and she may consume a larger, smaller or equal amount of good 2 than before Oe None of the proposed answers is correct
Goods 1 and 2 are perfect complements in Linda's preferences. Suppose that after a change in prices and income, Linda has revised her optimal choice ending up with the same level of utility as before. The price of good 1 has increased proportionally more than the price of good 2 O a. After the change, Linda consumes the same quantity of both goods as before O b. After the change, Linda consumes more of good 1 and less of good 2 OC After the change, Linda consumes more of good 2 and less of good 1 Od. After the change, Linda consumes more of good 1, and she may consume a larger, smaller or equal amount of good 2 than before Oe None of the proposed answers is correct
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Goods 1 and 2 are perfect complements in Linda's preferences. Suppose that after a change in prices and income,
Linda has revised her optimal choice ending up with the same level of utility as before. The price of good 1 has
increased proportionally more than the price of good 2
O a. After the change, Linda consumes the same quantity of both goods as before
O b. After the change, Linda consumes more of good 1 and less of good 2
OC After the change, Linda consumes more of good 2 and less of good 1
Od. After the change, Linda consumes more of good 1, and she may consume a larger, smaller or equal amount
of good 2 than before
Oe. None of the proposed answers is correct](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F045ed014-1989-4a4e-9e1e-4ca8cdaafee1%2F053d4dd5-989e-4048-b3da-5dfa26a4cf9c%2Flnpd5w5_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Goods 1 and 2 are perfect complements in Linda's preferences. Suppose that after a change in prices and income,
Linda has revised her optimal choice ending up with the same level of utility as before. The price of good 1 has
increased proportionally more than the price of good 2
O a. After the change, Linda consumes the same quantity of both goods as before
O b. After the change, Linda consumes more of good 1 and less of good 2
OC After the change, Linda consumes more of good 2 and less of good 1
Od. After the change, Linda consumes more of good 1, and she may consume a larger, smaller or equal amount
of good 2 than before
Oe. None of the proposed answers is correct
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