Use the line drawing tool to show this change in prices by drawing a new budget constraint for the same level of income. Label this line ¹L². Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required object. Using the income ratio and the consumption bundle R shown in the diagram to the right, what is the rate of inflation?%. (Enter a numeric response using a real number rounded to two decimal places.) M
Use the line drawing tool to show this change in prices by drawing a new budget constraint for the same level of income. Label this line ¹L². Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required object. Using the income ratio and the consumption bundle R shown in the diagram to the right, what is the rate of inflation?%. (Enter a numeric response using a real number rounded to two decimal places.) M
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![A basket of goods for a given consumer includes two goods, X and Z. Consumer income is equal to
$200 and the prices of these two goods are as follows:
Px = $20
Pz
= $25.
Suppose that over the course of a year, the price of good X increases by 150% and the price of good
Z decreases by 50%.
Use the line drawing tool to show this change in prices by drawing a new budget constraint for the
same level of income. Label this line 'L²₁.
Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required object.
Using the income ratio and the consumption bundle R shown in the diagram to the right, what is the
rate of inflation?%. (Enter a numeric response using a real number rounded to two
decimal places.)
C
Good Z
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Transcribed Image Text:A basket of goods for a given consumer includes two goods, X and Z. Consumer income is equal to
$200 and the prices of these two goods are as follows:
Px = $20
Pz
= $25.
Suppose that over the course of a year, the price of good X increases by 150% and the price of good
Z decreases by 50%.
Use the line drawing tool to show this change in prices by drawing a new budget constraint for the
same level of income. Label this line 'L²₁.
Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required object.
Using the income ratio and the consumption bundle R shown in the diagram to the right, what is the
rate of inflation?%. (Enter a numeric response using a real number rounded to two
decimal places.)
C
Good Z
16-
14-
12-
10-
8-
6-
4.
2-
0-
0
-2
4
| 2
+
R
6
8
Good X
10
12
14
16
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