Which of the following would appropriately define a budget set? |
$P_1X_1+P_2X_2≥M$ $P_1X_1+P_2X_2<M$ $P_1X_1+P_2X_2>M$ $P_1X_1+P_2X_2≤M$ |
$P_1X_1+P_2X_2≤M$ |
The correct answer is Option (4) → $P_1X_1+P_2X_2≤M$ A budget set represents all the combinations of two goods (X₁ and X₂) that a consumer can afford to buy given:
The inequality: $P_1X_1+P_2X_2≤M$ means the total spending on goods X₁ and X₂ must be less than or equal to the income. This includes all affordable combinations, making it the correct representation of the budget set. |