Ralph usually buys one pizza and two colas from the local pizzeria. The pizzeria announces a special: All pizzas after the first one are half-price. Show the original and new budget lines. What can you say about the bundle Ralph will choose when faced with the new constraint?
Assume Income = $60
Price of Pizza = $30
Price of cola = $15
Consumer can initially consume maximum of 4 cola and 2 pizza which makes budget line equal to ABC where consumer consumes at point B.
If after consumption of 1 pizza, price of pizza falls to $15, it will shift budget line to ABD where maximum units of pizza consumed is 3. Consumer will now consume at point E where 1 cola and 2 pizza is consumed because pizza was twice the cost of cola which will make consumer to leave 1 bottle of cola for 1 extra pizza.
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