Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:The diagram illustrates Sam's budget line for purchasing gasoline and coffee. The budget line represents trade-offs between these two goods, showing what combinations are possible based on Sam's budget.
### Graph Explanation:
- **Axes:**
- The vertical axis represents "Gasoline (gallons per week)," ranging from 0 to 40 gallons.
- The horizontal axis represents "Coffee (pounds per week)," ranging from 0 to 20 pounds.
- **Budget Line:**
- The line is downward sloping from 40 gallons of gasoline (when coffee is 0 pounds) to 20 pounds of coffee (when gasoline is 0 gallons).
- It shows the maximum quantities of gasoline and coffee Sam can purchase within his budget.
- **Data Points:**
- Several dots are plotted on the budget line at regular intervals, indicating specific combinations of gasoline and coffee that Sam can afford each week.
### Question:
Which of the following combinations of gasoline and coffee are available to Sam?
#### Options:
- **A.** 40 gallons of gasoline and 0 pounds of coffee.
- **B.** 32 gallons of gasoline and 4 pounds of coffee.
- **C.** 8 gallons of gasoline and 8 pounds of coffee.
- **D.** 16 gallons of gasoline and 16 pounds of coffee.
- **E.** All combinations except (D) are available to Sam.
**Interpretation:**
The graph suggests that options A, B, and C lie on the budget line, while option D does not. Thus, options A, B, and C are possible purchases within the given budget constraints, confirming that option E is correct.
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