Income Consumption
1. **Problem Statement:**
Draw indifference curve diagrams showing the income consumption curve (ICC) for three cases:
(i) Both X and Y are normal goods.
(ii) Good X is normal and good Y is inferior.
(iii) Good X is inferior and good Y is normal.
2. **Key Concepts:**
- An indifference curve shows combinations of goods X and Y giving the same utility.
- The income consumption curve (ICC) traces optimal bundles as income changes, holding prices constant.
- Normal goods: demand increases as income increases.
- Inferior goods: demand decreases as income increases.
3. **Case (i): Both X and Y are normal goods**
- As income rises, consumption of both X and Y increases.
- ICC slopes upward, moving to higher indifference curves.
- Diagram: Indifference curves convex to origin, ICC moves outward and to the right.
4. **Case (ii): X normal, Y inferior**
- As income rises, demand for X increases, demand for Y decreases.
- ICC moves rightward (more X) but downward (less Y).
- Diagram: ICC slopes downward in Y direction but rightward in X.
5. **Case (iii): X inferior, Y normal**
- As income rises, demand for X decreases, demand for Y increases.
- ICC moves leftward (less X) and upward (more Y).
- Diagram: ICC slopes upward in Y but leftward in X.
6. **Summary:**
- ICC shows how consumption bundles change with income.
- Normal goods cause ICC to move in the same direction as income.
- Inferior goods cause ICC to move opposite to income for that good.
Final answer: Diagrams would show ICC moving outward and right for (i), right and down for (ii), left and up for (iii).