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Appendix

21 appendix - 1Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

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Indifference Curve Analysis

21C H A P T E R

APPENDIX

Appendix

21 appendix - 2Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

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THE BUDGET LINE:What is Attainable

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

Appendix

21 appendix - 3Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

THE BUDGET LINE:What is Attainable

Appendix

21 appendix - 4Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

THE BUDGET LINE:What is Attainable

Appendix

21 appendix - 5Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

THE BUDGET LINE:What is Attainable

Appendix

21 appendix - 6Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

THE BUDGET LINE:What is Attainable

Appendix

21 appendix - 7Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12

(Attainable)Q

ua

nti

ty o

f A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

(Unattainable)

THE BUDGET LINE:What is Attainable

Appendix

21 appendix - 8Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

THE BUDGET LINE:What is Attainable

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12

(Attainable)Q

ua

nti

ty o

f A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

(Unattainable)An Increase in income

makes the purchase of

more of either or both

items possible

Appendix

21 appendix - 9Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

THE BUDGET LINE:What is Attainable

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12

(Attainable)Q

ua

nti

ty o

f A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

(Unattainable)

Price changes causea change in the quantitydemanded of the items

Appendix

21 appendix - 10Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

INDIFFERENCE CURVESWhat is Preferred

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12An Indifference

ScheduleCombi-nation

Unitsof A

Unitsof B

j 12 2

j

Appendix

21 appendix - 11Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12An Indifference

ScheduleCombi-nation

Unitsof A

Unitsof B

j 12 2k 6 4

j

k

INDIFFERENCE CURVESWhat is Preferred

Appendix

21 appendix - 12Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12An Indifference

ScheduleCombi-nation

Unitsof A

Unitsof B

j 12 2k 6 4l 4 6

j

k

l

INDIFFERENCE CURVESWhat is Preferred

Appendix

21 appendix - 13Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12An Indifference

ScheduleCombi-nation

Unitsof A

Unitsof B

j 12 2k 6 4l 4 6m 3 8

j

k

lm

INDIFFERENCE CURVESWhat is Preferred

Appendix

21 appendix - 14Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12An Indifference

ScheduleCombi-nation

Unitsof A

Unitsof B

j 12 2k 6 4l 4 6m 3 8

j

k

lm

I

INDIFFERENCE CURVESWhat is Preferred

Appendix

21 appendix - 15Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

I2

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12An Indifference

ScheduleCombi-nation

Unitsof A

Unitsof B

j 12 2k 6 4l 4 6m 3 8

j

k

lm

The sloperepresents

the marginalrate of substi-tution, (MRS)

I1

INDIFFERENCE CURVESWhat is Preferred

Appendix

21 appendix - 16Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12An Indifference

ScheduleCombi-nation

Unitsof A

Unitsof B

j 12 2k 6 4l 4 6m 3 8

I1

If the consumer

had greater income,

more of either or

both products could

be purchased

INDIFFERENCE CURVESWhat is Preferred

Appendix

21 appendix - 17Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12An Indifference

ScheduleCombi-nation

Unitsof A

Unitsof B

j 12 2k 6 4l 4 6m 3 8

I1

A higher

combination

of choices will

be preferred

I2

I3

I4

INDIFFERENCE CURVESWhat is Preferred

Appendix

21 appendix - 18Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12An Indifference

ScheduleCombi-nation

Unitsof A

Unitsof B

j 12 2k 6 4l 4 6m 3 8

I1

I2

I3

I4

A family of all

such expressions of

indifference can be

developed for every

level of income

AnIndifference

Map

INDIFFERENCE CURVESWhat is Preferred

Appendix

21 appendix - 19Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

EQUILIBRIUM AT TANGENCY

I1

I2

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

I3

I4

(Attainable)

(Unattainable)

Units ofA Price$1.50

Units ofB Price$1.00

TotalExpenditures

8 0 $126 3 124 6 122 9 120 12 12An Indifference

ScheduleCombi-nation

Unitsof A

Unitsof B

j 12 2k 6 4l 4 6m 3 8

Appendix

21 appendix - 20Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

(Attainable)

(Unattainable)

Equilibriumoccurs whenthe consumer

selects thecombination

which reachesthe highestattainable

indifferencecurve. I1

I2

I3

I4

EQUILIBRIUM AT TANGENCY

Appendix

21 appendix - 21Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

What happens if the price of Bincreases to $1.50?

PriceB QuantityB

$1.00 6

I3

The budget linerotates reflectingthe reduction inthe quantity of B

units which isattainable.

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

EQUILIBRIUM AT TANGENCY

Appendix

21 appendix - 22Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

What happens if the price of Bincreases to $1.50?

PriceB QuantityB

$1.00 1.50

63

By recording thevarious quantitiesdemanded at thevarious prices yieldsthe Demand schedule

I2

I3

The budget linerotates reflectingthe reduction inthe quantity of B

units which isattainable.

Qu

an

tity

of

A

Quantity of B

12

10

8

6

4

2

02 4 6 8 10 12

EQUILIBRIUM AT TANGENCY

Appendix

21 appendix - 23Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

What happens if the price of Bincreases to $1.50?

PriceB QuantityB

$1.00 1.50

63

By recording thevarious quantitiesdemanded at thevarious prices yieldsthe demand schedule.

DERIVING THE DEMAND CURVE

Price of B

Quantity of B

$1.50

1.00

0

2 4 6 8 10 12

DB

Plotting the Points yields the Demand Curve for Product B

Key Termsbudget lineindifference curvemarginal rate of substitution (MRS)indifference mapequilibrium position

ENDBACKCopyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, Inc. 2005

Appendix

21 appendix - 25Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005

The Budget Line: What is Attainable

Indifference Curves: What is Preferred

Equilibrium at Tangency

Deriving the Demand Curve

Key Terms

PreviousSlide

NextSlide

EndEndShowShow

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