If the consumer is below his budget line, the consumer ______________.
A
is in equilibrium
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B
is spending all personal income
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C
is not spending all personal income
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D
may or may not be spending all personal income
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Solution
The correct option is A is not spending all personal income When the consumer is not spending all his income, he/she is inefficient with the current group of goods purchased. The optimal point for the consumer is the point at which the indifference curve is tangent to the budget line.