6, A consumer spends his monthly food budget of $600 on "meals in" x and "meals out" y. With the current prices, the consumer purchases x = 50 and y = 30. Suppose the price of y decreases by $3.00 and the price of x increases by $1.80. In the figure below, a. illustrate how these price changes alter the consumer's budget line b. compare the consumer's new optimal consumption to the initial one
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