Macroeconomics
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Author: PARKIN, Michael
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Chapter 9.1, Problem 4RQ
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The impact of change in the price of a good on the relative price and slope of the budget line.
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In a two good case (i.e. X and Y); if the equation of the budget line is 2x1+3x2=200
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