Draw the indifference curves fort he preference indicated below. (Do not forget to represent the name of the axis) 1) Marry lives by the motto "eat, drink and be merry today, for tomorrow doesn't matter." (Hint:Today's consumption is measured on the horizontal axis and tomorrow's consumption is measured on the vertical axis) 2) Boris likes homework (H) but hates exercise (E). 3) Bianca's marginal utility of pizza equals 2 and her marginal utility of salad equals 4 always.

Draw the indifference curves fort he preference indicated below. (Do not forget to represent the name of the axis) 1) Marry lives by the motto "eat, drink and be merry today, for tomorrow doesn't matter." (Hint:Today's consumption is measured on the horizontal axis and tomorrow's consumption is measured on the vertical axis) 2) Boris likes homework (H) but hates exercise (E). 3) Bianca's marginal utility of pizza equals 2 and her marginal utility of salad equals 4 always.

Exploring Economics

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Author:Robert L. Sexton

Publisher:Robert L. Sexton

Chapter10: Consumer Choice Theory

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Problem 9P

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