EBK MICROECONOMICS
EBK MICROECONOMICS
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781118883228
Author: David
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 4, Problem 1RE
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The decision of choosing a basket on budget line when marginal utility arising from two goods is positive.

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Budget line shows the budget constraint, which means the combinations of goods and services that can be possibly attained with the given current prices and limited income.

Positive marginal utility of a consumer means that the bundles of goods choosenprovides satisfactory utility. The utility arising from the consumption of an additional unit of a good is positive which meansone could increase utilityby consuming some basket outside the budget line but doing this or crossing the budgetline is unaffordable and not feasiblefor consumer. Thus, one chooses basket that lies along the budget line as the most preferred basket.

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