Question 2: Represent the preferences of the following people graphically: Case 1: Mary likes milk which is sold in either one-gallon container (call this good x) or a half gallon-container (call this good y). She only cares about the total amount of milk he can get.

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Practice sheet: Representing Preferences Graphically
Question 1: What does it mean for two goods to be perfect substitutes?
Question 2: Represent the preferences of the following people graphically:
Case 1: Mary likes milk which is sold in either one-gallon container (call this good x) or a half gallon-container
(call this good y). She only cares about the total amount of milk he can get.
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Case 2: Cole is very specific in how he drinks his coffee in the morning. He only drinks coffee if he gets 2 units
of creamer (call this good x) with every cup of coffee (call this good y). He loves coffee and the more he gets
the happier he is.
Case 3: Libby loves cookies (good x) but hates milk (good y). She has to consume all milk offered to her and
she cannot throw it away.
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Transcribed Image Text:Practice sheet: Representing Preferences Graphically Question 1: What does it mean for two goods to be perfect substitutes? Question 2: Represent the preferences of the following people graphically: Case 1: Mary likes milk which is sold in either one-gallon container (call this good x) or a half gallon-container (call this good y). She only cares about the total amount of milk he can get. L Case 2: Cole is very specific in how he drinks his coffee in the morning. He only drinks coffee if he gets 2 units of creamer (call this good x) with every cup of coffee (call this good y). He loves coffee and the more he gets the happier he is. Case 3: Libby loves cookies (good x) but hates milk (good y). She has to consume all milk offered to her and she cannot throw it away. 7
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Preferences reference the consumer's willingness to consume 2 or more goods. It can be represented by the indifference curve.

The indifference curve shows the various combination of the 2 goods on which the consumer remains indifferent which means all the point provides the same level of utility.

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