Course: Microeconomics Consider a consumer who has income equal to 100 and who faces prices Px = 2 and Py = 1, of 2 goods, X and Y. Consumer is in equilibrium consuming basket (X*, Y*) = (20, 60). If price of Y increases and becomes Py = 2, and income increases and becomes equal to 160, which consumption basket will consumer choose in new situation? Explain and graph

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Consider a consumer who has income equal to 100 and who faces prices Px = 2 and Py = 1, of 2 goods, X and Y. Consumer is in equilibrium consuming basket (X*, Y*) = (20, 60). If price of Y increases and becomes Py = 2, and income increases and becomes equal to 160, which consumption basket will consumer choose in new situation? Explain and graph

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