The slope of the consumption schedule, or line, in an economy represents the marginal propensity to consume (MPC), which measures the change in consumption resulting from a change in income. A steeper slope indicates a higher MPC, meaning consumers are likely to spend a larger portion of any additional income, while a flatter slope suggests a lower MPC, with consumers saving more of their additional income. This slope is crucial for understanding how changes in income levels affect overall consumption and economic activity.
Demand curves almost always have negative slopes. The Y value being price and the X value being quantity. The higher the price, the more negative the slope. There are very rare conditions where a demand curve could have a positive slope, but its not normally used in business classes.
then the slope is x=y. there is no slope.
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Yes, it is true; slope zero is no slope.
it is a line showing all possible combinations of two goods(goods-1 and good-2) which a consumer can buy with his given money income and the price of the goods prevailing in the market.anywhere on the budget line the consumer spends his entire income on either good1 or good2 or both the goods. each point on the budget line indicates the different combinations of good1 and good2 which a consumer can buy with his income. in indifference curve analysis consumer attains his equilibrium when the slope of price line/budget line is equal to the slope of indifference curve.equilibrium is attained at that point where ic curve is tangent to the price line.....
A change in the slope of a budget line is solely the result of a change in the consumer preference between two goods (A&B) given the cosumer's money income.
the price of goods on the x axis in terms of the good on the y axis
substitution effect is the explanation for the downward slope of the aggregate damnd curve.
The answer to your question will depend on whether you are a buyer or a seller, and whether you are currently in a profit or loss situation.
The slope of the consumption schedule, or line, in an economy represents the marginal propensity to consume (MPC), which measures the change in consumption resulting from a change in income. A steeper slope indicates a higher MPC, meaning consumers are likely to spend a larger portion of any additional income, while a flatter slope suggests a lower MPC, with consumers saving more of their additional income. This slope is crucial for understanding how changes in income levels affect overall consumption and economic activity.
The demand curve is drawn with price on the vertical axis and quantity demanded on the horizontal axis. Mathematically, the slope of a curve is represented by rise over run, or the change in the variable on the vertical axis divided by the change in the variable on the horizontal axis. Therefore, the slope of the demand curve represents change in price divided by change in quantity. Elasticity, on the other hand, aims to quantify the responsiveness of demand and supply to changes in price, income, or other determinants of demand.
Marginal rate of substitution
The slope of the budget line represents the rate at which one good can be exchanged for another. A steeper slope indicates a higher opportunity cost of one good in terms of the other. This impacts the consumer's purchasing decisions by showing the trade-off between the two goods - a steeper slope means the consumer has to give up more of one good to get more of the other, influencing their choices based on their preferences and budget constraints.
Budget line(bl) is tangent to the indifference curve(ic) the slope of bl is same as that of ic.
why is the slope of supply an unsatifactory measure of the responsiveness in quantity supplied of a commodity to a change in its price
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