ssume we are measuring coffee on the horizontal axis and flowers on the vertical axis. The government introduces a tax on coffee consumed beyond C units. What will happen the budget constraint? The budget constraint will become kinked at C* units of coffee and will have a flatter slope at units beyond C". The budget constraint will pivot inwards around the horizontal intercept. O The budget constraint will pivot outwards around the vertical intercept. O The budget constraint will shift outwards and become steeper. O The budget constraint will become kinked at C* units of coffee and will have a steeper slope at units beyond C.

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Assume we are measuring coffee on the horizontal axis and flowers on the vertical axis. The government introduces a tax on coffee consumed beyond C* units. What will happen
to the budget constraint?
O The budget constraint will become kinked at C* units of coffee and will have a flatter slope at units beyond C*.
O The budget constraint will pivot inwards around the horizontal intercept.
O The budget constraint will pivot outwards around the vertical intercept.
O The budget constraint will shift outwards and become steeper.
O The budget constraint will become kinked at C* units of coffee and will have a steeper slope at units beyond C*.
O No answer.
Transcribed Image Text:Assume we are measuring coffee on the horizontal axis and flowers on the vertical axis. The government introduces a tax on coffee consumed beyond C* units. What will happen to the budget constraint? O The budget constraint will become kinked at C* units of coffee and will have a flatter slope at units beyond C*. O The budget constraint will pivot inwards around the horizontal intercept. O The budget constraint will pivot outwards around the vertical intercept. O The budget constraint will shift outwards and become steeper. O The budget constraint will become kinked at C* units of coffee and will have a steeper slope at units beyond C*. O No answer.
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