Suppose you take a job that pays $30 000 and set some of this income aside in

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Suppose you take a job that pays $30 000 and set some of this income aside in a savings account that pays an annual interest rate of 5 per cent. Use a diagram with a budget constraint and indifference curves to show how your consumption changes in each of the following situations.

To keep things simple, assume that you pay no taxes on your income.

a Your salary increases to $40 000.

b The interest rate on your bank account rises to 8 per cent.

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Principles Of Microeconomics [Australia And New Zealand Edition]

ISBN: 9781337408066

6th Edition

Authors: Joshua Gans, Stephen King, Martin Byford, N. Gregory Mankiw

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