Question

Assume an indifference map with other goods on the vertical axis and health on the horizontal axis. The government provides families with $400 vouchers that can be redeemed for healthcare services at any hospital, public or private. The budget line for a family that avails this voucher scheme will:_________.A. be negatively sloped.B. be positively sloped up to $400 and then have a zero slope.C. have a zero slope up to $400 and then have a negative slope.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. have a zero slope up to $400 and then have a negative slope.

Explanation:

Here in the attached diagram

H denotes the individual income

H = Services of the healthcare

G = Other goods

As it can be seen that the ABC is the budget line and the budget line is horizontal till $400 i.e. zero slope and afterwards it would be downward sloping i.e. negative slope

In the case when the income is fully spend on the other goods so an individual after that can consume $400 due to which the budget line could be horizontal and become parallel to the axis

Therefore the correct option is C.