A consumer has $300 to spend on goods X and Y. The market prices of these two goods are Px =15 and Py =5, please explain the concepts and answer the following questions ● What is the market rate of substitution between goods X and Y? ● Illustrate the consumer’s opportunity set in a carefully labeled diagram

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