Suppose Lorenzo has a weekly budget of $48 to spend on ranch dressing and peanut butter. Ranch dressing is priced at $4 per bottle, and peanut cutter is priced at $6 per jar. Lorenzo spends his entire $48 on ranch dressing, he can buy jars of peanut butter. suy Ise the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Lorenzo's budget constraint on the following graph. Next, use the orange point (square symbol) to shade the rea that represents combinations of ranch dressing and peanut butter that are affordable for Lorenzo. Finally, place the black point (plus symbol) on he point on Lorenzo's budget constraint that corresponds to a scenario in which Lorenzo spends $24 on each good. Note: Dashed drop lines will automatically extend to both axes. PEANUT BUTTER (Jars) 22 20 18 16 14 12 8 2 0 0 bottles of ranch dressing. If he spends his entire $48 on peanut butter, he can 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 RANCH DRESSING (Bottles) BC, ($48) O O True Affordable Region O False $24 on Each What does the slope of Lorenzo's budget constraint represent? O The cost of an additional jar of peanut butter in terms of dollars The cost of an additional bottle of ranch dressing in terms of dollars O The opportunity cost of an additional bottle of ranch dressing in terms of jars of peanut butter O The opportunity cost of an additional jar of peanut butter in terms of bottles of ranch dressing BC ($72) Suppose Lorenzo receives $24 from his relative and decides to commit this money to purchasing more ranch dressing and peanut butter. Ising the green line (triangle symbol), draw Lorenzo's new budget constraint on the preceding graph. rue or False: Lorenzo faces the same tradeoff between ranch dressing and peanut butter.
Suppose Lorenzo has a weekly budget of $48 to spend on ranch dressing and peanut butter. Ranch dressing is priced at $4 per bottle, and peanut cutter is priced at $6 per jar. Lorenzo spends his entire $48 on ranch dressing, he can buy jars of peanut butter. suy Ise the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Lorenzo's budget constraint on the following graph. Next, use the orange point (square symbol) to shade the rea that represents combinations of ranch dressing and peanut butter that are affordable for Lorenzo. Finally, place the black point (plus symbol) on he point on Lorenzo's budget constraint that corresponds to a scenario in which Lorenzo spends $24 on each good. Note: Dashed drop lines will automatically extend to both axes. PEANUT BUTTER (Jars) 22 20 18 16 14 12 8 2 0 0 bottles of ranch dressing. If he spends his entire $48 on peanut butter, he can 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 RANCH DRESSING (Bottles) BC, ($48) O O True Affordable Region O False $24 on Each What does the slope of Lorenzo's budget constraint represent? O The cost of an additional jar of peanut butter in terms of dollars The cost of an additional bottle of ranch dressing in terms of dollars O The opportunity cost of an additional bottle of ranch dressing in terms of jars of peanut butter O The opportunity cost of an additional jar of peanut butter in terms of bottles of ranch dressing BC ($72) Suppose Lorenzo receives $24 from his relative and decides to commit this money to purchasing more ranch dressing and peanut butter. Ising the green line (triangle symbol), draw Lorenzo's new budget constraint on the preceding graph. rue or False: Lorenzo faces the same tradeoff between ranch dressing and peanut butter.
Chapter3: Preferences And Utility
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose Lorenzo has a weekly budget of $48 to spend on ranch dressing and peanut butter. Ranch dressing is priced at $4 per bottle, and peanut
butter is priced at $6 per jar.
If Lorenzo spends his entire $48 on ranch dressing, he can buy
jars of peanut butter.
buy
Use the blue line (circle symbol) to plot Lorenzo's budget constraint on the following graph. Next, use the orange point (square symbol) to shade the
area that represents combinations of ranch dressing and peanut butter that are affordable for Lorenzo. Finally, place the black point (plus symbol) on
the point on Lorenzo's budget constraint that corresponds to a scenario in which Lorenzo spends $24 on each good.
Note: Dashed drop lines will automatically extend to both axes.
PEANUT BUTTER (Jars)
24
22
20
18
2
0
+
0 2
4
12 14 16 18 20 22
bottles of ranch dressing. If he spends his entire $48 on peanut butter, he can
6 8
RANCH DRESSING (Bottles)
O True
False
BC, ($48)
O
Affordable Region
$24 on Each
What does the slope of Lorenzo's budget constraint represent?
O The cost of an additional jar of peanut butter in terms of dollars
The cost of an additional bottle of ranch dressing in terms of dollars
O The opportunity cost of an additional bottle of ranch dressing in terms of jars of peanut butter
The opportunity cost of an additional jar of peanut butter in terms of bottles of ranch dressing
BC ($72)
Suppose Lorenzo receives $24 from his relative and decides to commit this money to purchasing more ranch dressing and peanut butter.
Using the green line (triangle symbol), draw Lorenzo's new budget constraint on the preceding graph.
True or False: Lorenzo faces the same tradeoff between ranch dressing and peanut butter.
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