Question

Suppose the price of hot wings is $10, the price of beer is $1, and the consumer’s income is $50. In addition, suppose the consumer’s budget constraint illustrates hot wings on the horizontal axis and beer on the vertical axis.If the price of beer doubles to $2, then the _________.

a. budget constraint intersects the vertical axis at 25 beers.
b. slope of the budget constraint rises to -2.
c. slope of the budget constraint falls to -4.
d. budget constraint shifts inward in a parallel fashion

Answer 1

a. budget constraint intersects the vertical axis at 25 beers.

Step-by-step explanation:

A budget constraint shows all the combinations that a consumer might purchase of two given products or services. The total consumption can be represented by a consumption possibilities frontier curve:

• originally you could purchase 50 beers or 5 hot wings
• then as the price of beer increases to $2, you can only buy 25 beers or 5 hot wings