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(Figure: Income and Substitution Effects) Use Figure Income and Substitution Effects.
Carlos is consuming his optimal consumption bundle at point A when the price of
gasoline falls. The dashed line tangent to I1 shows a hypothetical budget line reflecting:
the original income, the original price of cell phone minutes, and the new price of
gasoline.
the new price of gasoline in terms of cell phone minutes and a change in income to
keep Carlos on the original indifference curve.
the new price of gasoline in terms of cell phone minutes and a change in income to
allow Carlos to reach an indifference curve higher than I1.
the income and substitution effects.
(Figure: Income and Substitution Effects) Use Figure Income and Substitution Effects.
Carlos is originally consuming his optimal consumption bundle at point A when the
price of gasoline falls. The movement from K1 to K2 reflects the _____ the decrease in
the price of gasoline.
total change in quantity demanded due to
income and substitution effects of
(Figure: Income and Substitution Effects) Use Figure Income and Substitution Effects.
Carlos is consuming his optimal consumption bundle at point A when the price of
gasoline falls. The movement from K2 to K3 reflects the _____ the decrease in the price
of gasoline.
total change in quantity demanded due to
income and substitution effects of
Consumers buy both alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. If the government tries to
discourage people from drinking alcoholic beverages by imposing an excise tax on them
but gives consumers an income subsidy to keep the consumers on their original
indifference curves:
the same amount of both goods will be consumed.
fewer alcoholic and more nonalcoholic beverages will be consumed.
more alcoholic and fewer nonalcoholic beverages will be consumed.
it is impossible to determine what will happen to the consumption of alcoholic and
more nonalcoholic beverages.