We know that a certain consumer spends on two goods, one of which is salts and the other one is a composite good that is the rest of the money spent on everything other than good 1. Identify the type of preference, which describes the given case. Draw the appropriate income offer curve and Engel curve for variable income of the consumer and explain.

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We know that a certain consumer spends on two goods, one of which is salts and the other one is a composite good that is the rest of the money spent on everything other than good 1. Identify the type of preference, which describes the given case. Draw the appropriate income offer curve and Engel curve for variable income of the consumer and
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