GOOD Y U <+ ☑ с BC B GOOD X BC2 CB If point C represents the new best bundle, what kind of good is good X? Inferior good, but not a Giffen good Giffen good Normal good

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Suppose that BC1 on the following graph represents your initial budget constraint for good X and good Y, and point A represents the best bundle, given this choice set. After a change in the price of good X, your new budget constraint is now BC2. The compensated budget is parallel to BC2, representing the same tradeoff between good X and good Y, and it is tangent to the given indifference curve (U) at point B.
GOOD Y
U
<+
☑
с
BC
B
GOOD X
BC2
CB
If point C represents the new best bundle, what kind of good is good X?
Inferior good, but not a Giffen good
Giffen good
Normal good
Transcribed Image Text:GOOD Y U <+ ☑ с BC B GOOD X BC2 CB If point C represents the new best bundle, what kind of good is good X? Inferior good, but not a Giffen good Giffen good Normal good
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