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Indifference Curve and

Budget Line
In this Chapter What You will Get ?

1.Define the meaning of an indiference curve and a budget


line
2.Explain the causes of a shift in the budget line
3.Analyse the income, subtitution and price effect for
normal, inferior and giften goods
4.Evaluate the limitations of the modal of indifference curve
What Is Indifference Curve
Indifference Curve is Curve show all of the combinations of two goods that give a
consumer equal satisfaction or utility

Note:
1. Indifference curves cannot cross each other as this
would be where a consumer was being iirational in
the choices.
2. Higher indifferences curve represents higher levels
of satisfaction.
Good Y

3. All curves slope more steeply from left to right.

I3
I2
I1
0 Good X
Budget Line
• A budget line shows all possible combination of two commodities that could be
pursued with a given amount of income.
• straight line that slope downwards
• The budget line, also known as the budget constrain
• The equation of the budget line equation can be represented as follows:

M = Px × Qx + Py × Qy
• Where,
Px = cost of product X.
Qx = the quantity of product X.
Py = cost of product Y.
Qy = quantity of product Y.
M = consumer’s income.
Budget schedule
Cream biscuit
Combination (@ ₹10 per Plain biscuit Budget allocation
packet) (@ ₹5 per packet)

A 0 10 10 × 0 + 5 × 10 =
50

B 1 8 10 × 1 + 5 × 8 = 50

C 2 6 10 × 2 + 5 × 6 = 50

D 3 4 10 × 3 + 5 × 4 = 50

E 4 2 10 × 4 + 5 × 2 = 50

F 5 0 10 × 5 + 5 × 0 = 50
Change in budget line
• 1. Change in income

Increase lead to parallel outward shift

Decrease lead to parallel inward shift

• 2. Change in price-

A decrease in price of goods X rotate the


line counter clockwise.

Increase in price of goods X rotate the


line clockwise.
The Income and Subsitution effect of price change (Normal Good)

Note:
1. Income Effect and Subtitution effect have a Positive
2. When the price of a normal good decreases, the budget
line moves from “XY” to “XZ”. The new Equilibrium
Point is at E2, where the new budget line “XZ” is
tangent to the indifference curve I2.
3. The change in quantity demanded due to a decrease in
price is the difference between B1 and B2 (Price
Effect)
4. The difference between B1 and B3 is a substitution
effect because the income effect has been offset.
5. The income effect can be obtained by subtracting the
substitution effect from the price effect or the same as
the difference B2 and B3.
The Income and Subsitution effect of price change (Inferior Good)

Note:
1. Income Effect is negative but not enough to outweight
the subtitution effect (Positive)
2. Price Effect is Positive the difference between B2 and
B1 (Price Effect)
3. The difference between B1 and B3 is a substitution
effect because the income effect has been offset.
4. The income effect can be obtained by subtracting the
substitution effect from the price effect or the same as
the difference B3 and B2.
The Income and Subsitution effect of price change (Giffen Good)

Note:
1. A Giffen good is a type of inferior good where the
quantity demanded falls when the price falls;
2. the quantity demanded increases as price increases.
3. This means that the income effect is negative but is
greater than the substitution effect
Limitation of the model of indifference curve

The Indifference curve model aims to provide a simple


representatio of reality:
1. In reality, consumer have to choose from many more
goods than just two
2. The term “Indifference” Implies that consumers are
willing to accept any combinationof the two goods
as represented by an indifference curve
3. Indifference curve assume that consumer act
rationally.

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