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      It's been 7 years, can't remember what an indifference curve is 😂 can't say I've ever used it

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  • @hermelaamare5715
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    preferences are represented by the utility function U( represented by the utility function A. U(F,C)= 0.20F 2 C 2 s F, C With food on the horizontal axis and clothing on the vertical axis, identify on a graph the set of point s that give Abel the same level of utility as the bundle (10, 5). Do the same for Eden on a separate graph. B. C. On the same two graphs, identify the set of bundles that give Abel and Eden the same level of utility as the bundle (15, 8). Do you think Abel and E den have the same preferences or different preferences? Explain.....can u show me how to do such kind of questions??

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    @ronycamacho7132 3 роки тому

    Could you please show on the graph, where is the middle point?

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      what is the link to the budget line video ?

  • @sugaudacity
    @sugaudacity 2 роки тому

    the slope of the tangent line at a point on the indifference curve = marginal rate of substitution

  • @MrMarkgyuro
    @MrMarkgyuro 4 роки тому

    great explanation!

  • @alaaidris7066
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    Thank you!

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    @pulse5863 2 роки тому +2

    Why sal hasn't won an nobel yet

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    @kaelalazaro7478 4 роки тому +25

    so Ted Mosby's really teaching Econ huh

  • @diegoamores9295
    @diegoamores9295 3 роки тому +1

    Are you taking into account the non-satiable assumption? because it seems like you arent, because if u would, I think that the two points on your indifference curve can't coexist on the same curve. thx for anybodies reply

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    @homiedontplaythat 4 роки тому +4

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  • @ciaagency4818
    @ciaagency4818 4 роки тому

    is the slope in other words is marginal rate of substitution the same thing as opportuniy cost?

  • @Oksana-mw9vj
    @Oksana-mw9vj 4 роки тому

    Is it possible to make a long story short. It is madness.

  • @UshanthJayakumar-hu3xd
    @UshanthJayakumar-hu3xd Рік тому +1

    What is the difference between Marginal Rate of substitution and Marginal opportunity cost?

  • @hasnainkhan6728
    @hasnainkhan6728 3 роки тому

    Anyone explain me how does the TU is equal . I don't understand. Help me if you know

  • @toncamaj1721
    @toncamaj1721 4 роки тому +7

    How are comments from 3/5 years ago but video was uploaded 6 months ago how did u do that

    • @jamdhere2755
      @jamdhere2755 4 роки тому +4

      Time travel

    • @leoabby0084
      @leoabby0084 3 роки тому

      He's a founding member of Illuminati!!! 🤫🤫
      (*dont tell anyone*)

    • @itunuoluwao.7561
      @itunuoluwao.7561 2 місяці тому

      He edited the video which makes it more recent as at then.
      So whenever you edit any already existing video the date will change to the new one

  • @MuhammadIsmail-qd7me
    @MuhammadIsmail-qd7me 2 роки тому

    👍

  • @francescomondini7065
    @francescomondini7065 4 роки тому

    But the marginal rate of substitution is that times -1

  • @aneezamistry7748
    @aneezamistry7748 4 роки тому

    Hello r u God

  • @zainalii
    @zainalii 4 роки тому +1

    I have a question why curve is of convex shape?

    • @ivyrocks8518
      @ivyrocks8518 4 роки тому +1

      Because the MRS diminishes due to the law of DMU

  • @Masteridea101
    @Masteridea101 4 роки тому +6

    Can you pls explain, Why should I consider the Indifference as a curve? Why cant i consider that as a straight line? Since the whole concept is assumed, why did not the maker of the curve, consider a straight line? What has made him to consider a curve?

    • @boonsuen1997
      @boonsuen1997 4 роки тому +4

      Because we are relying on the concept of strict convexity, which is a more accurate representation of real-life when compared to the liner line

    • @Masteridea101
      @Masteridea101 4 роки тому +1

      @@boonsuen1997 Thanks for your reply. So, do you mean that, all real life representations are curved? To be simple, why some graphs are curved and why some are lines in economics? What makes the difference between any curve and any line?

    • @boonsuen1997
      @boonsuen1997 4 роки тому +4

      @@Masteridea101, For the most part, yes. It's a curve because your opportunity cost for one good to another will differ at different quantity, etc...

    • @Masteridea101
      @Masteridea101 4 роки тому

      @@boonsuen1997 thanks a lot. Still I'm not clear. But anyway thanks a lot for your efforts to make me understand.

    • @booklover-hu9tw
      @booklover-hu9tw 4 роки тому +15

      let me try to make this a little simpler
      so marginal rate of substitution (MRS) basically means how much of B you're willing to sacrifice for gaining one more unit of A. say presently you're purchasing 1 unit of A and 10 units of B, since you're consuming very less of A as compared to B, you'd want more of A and you'd be willing to sacrifice a lot of B to gain 1 more unit of A
      so let's say you sacrifice 5 units of B for 1 unit of A so your MRS will be 5/1=5
      now you have 2 units of A and 5 of B
      when you compare the two now you're consuming comparable amounts of both
      if you could gain one more unit of A now you wouldn't be as willing to sacrifice a lot of B for that since the amount of B you have now is lesser than what you had before (ie 10) so you could say B becomes 'dearer' to you now that you have less of it.
      so now to gain one more unit of A say you're willing to sacrifice only 2 units of B. now your MRS will be 2/1=2
      so you see to consume more and more of A you'd be willing to sacrifice less and less of B and your MRS would keep on decreasing
      since MRS represents the slope of your indifference curve you can say that the slope of the curve keeps on decreasing and that's why your plot cannot be a straight line it has to be a curve and since MRS ie the slope is constantly decreasing, it's a convex curve
      I really hope I was able to explain this to you i tried to make this as easy as I could
      bye:)

  • @KartingApexKing
    @KartingApexKing 8 років тому +1

    Why is this unlisted -_-

  • @adriansrsa90
    @adriansrsa90 2 роки тому

    Daniel Mehta

  • @elvis661
    @elvis661 8 місяців тому

    thanks for the contents, it would be nicer if you could stop repeating yourself

  • @hanswurstfriz
    @hanswurstfriz 3 роки тому

    so how exactly do I draw the Indiffrence curve?

    • @nikhilkolhe2064
      @nikhilkolhe2064 3 роки тому +1

      @hanswurstfriz
      Take the two goods whose preference you want to analyze on a co-ordinate plane. Then select any arbitrary point (x1,y1) on the plane. Now move some distance x' in any direction and question if you are better off or worse off at the point (x1+x', y1) as compared to (x1,y1). If the answer is yes then think how should I move(y') in y direction so that I am neither better off nor worse of than (x1,y1). You will now arrive at point (x1+x',y1+y'). At this point you are just indifferent in your preference as compared to (x1,y1). Join these two points and you have a section of your indifference curve. Now repeat this gazillion times 😋

  • @nasppsan
    @nasppsan 3 роки тому +1

    So say you have a bunch of combinations of two goods right, and you have an arbitrary measurement of utility. Now what would happen if no two combinations produced the same utility? Would there be no indifference curve?

    • @bunchberry_
      @bunchberry_ 3 роки тому +6

      Indifference curves are assumed to be true. Doesn't matter if they're actually true or not. Microeconomics is very abstract.

  • @jessiemayfield6749
    @jessiemayfield6749 15 днів тому

    I need to know how to find how many of both I can get with a budget and make a budget line. This video is all concept and no execution. 🤦🏽‍♀️

  • @peachstheticss
    @peachstheticss 6 місяців тому

    Didn't get it

  • @keytoniayorke185
    @keytoniayorke185 3 роки тому

    Why didn’t my lecturer just say dat 🤦🏾‍♀️

  • @strawberrytotalcoke
    @strawberrytotalcoke 8 місяців тому

    Iron man: im indifferent

  • @brieelise5402
    @brieelise5402 2 роки тому

    The ending confused me

  • @PhilipDK5800
    @PhilipDK5800 7 років тому +5

    No offense. But I would strongly suggest you illustrated these videos with animations / pictures, rather than hand writing. It gets quite tedious after a while. Other than that, keep up the good job!

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    ı love you/ ı hate my teacher

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    No man. This is terrible. Why is it useful? Why do we need it? Where are the examples? Where was it famously used? Sorry. All the comments are "this is awesome" I suggest groupthink. 😊

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    Thank you