Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Micro Economics: Theory of Consumer behaviour

Question:

The ______________ is the collection of all bundles that the consumer can buy with his/her income at the prevailing market prices.

Which of the following options suits best in the above blank?

Options:

Budget set

Budget constraint

Budget line

None of the above

Correct Answer:

Budget set

Explanation:

p1x1 + p2x2 =M .This inequality is called the consumer's budget constraint. The set of bundles available to the consumer is called the budget set. The budget set is thus, the collection of all bundles that the consumer can buy with her income at the prevailing market prices. The equation p1x1 + p2x2 =M is the budget line which consists of all bundles which cost exactly equal to M (income of consumer).