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Intro to consumer preferences and indifference curves

Intro to consumer preferences and indifference curves

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Intro to consumer preferences and indifference curves

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Preferences & Indifference Curves Overview:
Preference Maps & Indifference Curves
  • Graph of a person's preference
  • Combination of goods where consumer is indifferent
  • A family of indifference curves

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Intro to consumer preferences and indifference curves

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Understanding the marginal rate of substitution (MRS)

10 min

Degree of substitutability and indifference curve shapes

5 min

Finding the MRS from an indifference curve using a tangent line

2 min

Calculating MRS at a specific point on the indifference curve

2 min

Verifying the law of diminishing marginal rate of substitution

3 min

Finding MRS from the slope of a tangent line on an indifference curve

1 min

Finding MRS when the indifference curve is a straight line

1 min

Checking if diminishing MRS applies to perfect substitutes

2 min

Drawing indifference curves for perfect complements (left and right shoes)

8 min

Drawing indifference curves for perfect substitutes

5 min

Drawing indifference curves for ordinary goods like chocolate and vanilla

2 min