Pizza (P)
Figure 6-4 and 7-1: Income and
substitution effect
B
A
3
2
BC2
0
4.89
Income effect Substitution effect
BC*
10
BC1
12
14
Movies (M)
Figure 7-2: Price change with an inferior good
S
3.3
1.4
BC2
6
8.3
Substitution effect
Inc. effect Total effect
BC3
BC1
25
P
Figure 7-3: Labor leisure trade-off
Goods
(Price of goods = 1)
24w
Slope of budget constraint = -w
BC
24
Leisure
Work
Goods
Figure 7-4: Income and substitution
effects for labor supply: income effect
does not dominate
C
C3
C2
C1
B
A
BC2
BC*
N2 N3 N1
Income effect
Substitution effect
BC1
Leisure
Work
Goods
Figure 7-5: Income and substitution effects
for labor supply: income effect dominates
C3
C2
B
A
C1
BC2
BC*
N2
N1
BC1
N3
Income effect
Substitution effect
Leisure
Work
Consumers Decision
24W2
12W2
Goods
24W1
8W1
12
16
BC2
BC1
Leisure
Figure 7.6:
Deriving
leisure
demand and
labor supply
Figure 7.6: Deriving leisure
demand and labor supply
Wage
W2
Demand for Leisure
W1
12
16
Leisure
Supply of labor
Wage
W2
W1
12
Labor
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