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      @@mamtapandey9504 Video is over 6 years old. Khan academy just changes the title to make the date more recent. So more people can find it

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    • @McHughism
      @McHughism 2 года назад +9

      It's been 7 years, can't remember what an indifference curve is 😂 can't say I've ever used it

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      @@springdayisnottoday371 Video is over 6 years old. Khan academy just changes the title to make the date more recent. So more people can find it

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    preferences are represented by the utility function U( represented by the utility function A. U(F,C)= 0.20F 2 C 2 s F, C With food on the horizontal axis and clothing on the vertical axis, identify on a graph the set of point s that give Abel the same level of utility as the bundle (10, 5). Do the same for Eden on a separate graph. B. C. On the same two graphs, identify the set of bundles that give Abel and Eden the same level of utility as the bundle (15, 8). Do you think Abel and E den have the same preferences or different preferences? Explain.....can u show me how to do such kind of questions??

  • @nantokairuman
    @nantokairuman 3 года назад +16

    Hello. I've been using your 'Microeconomics and Macroeconomics' playlist and found this video missing from it, after watching the Budget Line video. Would you add it to the playlist, please?

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      what is the link to the budget line video ?

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    great and simple explanation! Thanks.

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  • @sugaudacity
    @sugaudacity 2 года назад

    the slope of the tangent line at a point on the indifference curve = marginal rate of substitution

  • @numaniqbal2261
    @numaniqbal2261 2 года назад

    Thankyou

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    @minusforty4323 Год назад

    You're the man

  • @Alexlinnk
    @Alexlinnk Год назад

    Tha'ts so well explained .Thank ynou

  • @diegoamores9295
    @diegoamores9295 4 года назад +1

    Are you taking into account the non-satiable assumption? because it seems like you arent, because if u would, I think that the two points on your indifference curve can't coexist on the same curve. thx for anybodies reply

  • @LkMusicFromFrance
    @LkMusicFromFrance 7 лет назад +3

    this is awesome, thanks a lot for the help!!!!

  • @Masteridea101
    @Masteridea101 4 года назад +6

    Can you pls explain, Why should I consider the Indifference as a curve? Why cant i consider that as a straight line? Since the whole concept is assumed, why did not the maker of the curve, consider a straight line? What has made him to consider a curve?

    • @boonsuen1997
      @boonsuen1997 4 года назад +4

      Because we are relying on the concept of strict convexity, which is a more accurate representation of real-life when compared to the liner line

    • @Masteridea101
      @Masteridea101 4 года назад +1

      @@boonsuen1997 Thanks for your reply. So, do you mean that, all real life representations are curved? To be simple, why some graphs are curved and why some are lines in economics? What makes the difference between any curve and any line?

    • @boonsuen1997
      @boonsuen1997 4 года назад +4

      @@Masteridea101, For the most part, yes. It's a curve because your opportunity cost for one good to another will differ at different quantity, etc...

    • @Masteridea101
      @Masteridea101 4 года назад

      @@boonsuen1997 thanks a lot. Still I'm not clear. But anyway thanks a lot for your efforts to make me understand.

    • @booklover-hu9tw
      @booklover-hu9tw 4 года назад +15

      let me try to make this a little simpler
      so marginal rate of substitution (MRS) basically means how much of B you're willing to sacrifice for gaining one more unit of A. say presently you're purchasing 1 unit of A and 10 units of B, since you're consuming very less of A as compared to B, you'd want more of A and you'd be willing to sacrifice a lot of B to gain 1 more unit of A
      so let's say you sacrifice 5 units of B for 1 unit of A so your MRS will be 5/1=5
      now you have 2 units of A and 5 of B
      when you compare the two now you're consuming comparable amounts of both
      if you could gain one more unit of A now you wouldn't be as willing to sacrifice a lot of B for that since the amount of B you have now is lesser than what you had before (ie 10) so you could say B becomes 'dearer' to you now that you have less of it.
      so now to gain one more unit of A say you're willing to sacrifice only 2 units of B. now your MRS will be 2/1=2
      so you see to consume more and more of A you'd be willing to sacrifice less and less of B and your MRS would keep on decreasing
      since MRS represents the slope of your indifference curve you can say that the slope of the curve keeps on decreasing and that's why your plot cannot be a straight line it has to be a curve and since MRS ie the slope is constantly decreasing, it's a convex curve
      I really hope I was able to explain this to you i tried to make this as easy as I could
      bye:)

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    @marynight7851 2 года назад

    ... this is really good...

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    @benv5115 Год назад +1

    Sal is top 5 human being on earth and it's not even a discussion

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    @sourcloud_ 2 года назад

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    @samanthabent2983 3 года назад

    Thank you

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    @homiedontplaythat 4 года назад +4

    Logic within economics, we're is my tylenol?

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    @mindpowermath 4 года назад +1

    Thank you good lecture.. keep up the good work

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    @nanaaddonkansah7220 Год назад

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    @off-side7822 2 года назад

    Very helpful

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    @joaquin734 2 года назад

    Great Video! Thank you

  • @toncamaj1721
    @toncamaj1721 4 года назад +7

    How are comments from 3/5 years ago but video was uploaded 6 months ago how did u do that

    • @jamdhere2755
      @jamdhere2755 4 года назад +4

      Time travel

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      @leoabby0084 3 года назад

      He's a founding member of Illuminati!!! 🤫🤫
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    • @itunuoluwao.7561
      @itunuoluwao.7561 4 месяца назад

      He edited the video which makes it more recent as at then.
      So whenever you edit any already existing video the date will change to the new one

  • @waseemumrani
    @waseemumrani 2 года назад

    Great

  • @drallisimo34
    @drallisimo34 8 лет назад +2

    great lesson!!!

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    @saifabumghaiseeb1268 3 года назад

    you're amazing sirrrrrr

  • @zany9009
    @zany9009 2 года назад

    this was absolutely amazing

  • @alaaidris7066
    @alaaidris7066 4 года назад +1

    Thank you!

  • @ronycamacho7132
    @ronycamacho7132 3 года назад

    Could you please show on the graph, where is the middle point?

  • @gregolevi
    @gregolevi Год назад

    Great stuff

  • @JimyFlips
    @JimyFlips 7 месяцев назад

    thanks!!

  • @UshanthJayakumar-hu3xd
    @UshanthJayakumar-hu3xd Год назад +1

    What is the difference between Marginal Rate of substitution and Marginal opportunity cost?

  • @remixowlz
    @remixowlz 3 года назад

    Fantastic explanation.

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    @rauzahossain8023 3 года назад

    Love from Bangladesh

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    @thekaisernick 4 года назад

    Thank you!!!

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    @gangaramerra4880 4 года назад

    Thank you sir

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    @Jazza0Mic0Fazza 8 лет назад

    thank you soooo much

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    @lukamilosevic7864 4 года назад

    Merci beaucop!

  • @zainalii
    @zainalii 4 года назад +1

    I have a question why curve is of convex shape?

    • @ivyrocks8518
      @ivyrocks8518 4 года назад +1

      Because the MRS diminishes due to the law of DMU

  • @hasnainkhan6728
    @hasnainkhan6728 3 года назад

    Anyone explain me how does the TU is equal . I don't understand. Help me if you know

  • @ciaagency4818
    @ciaagency4818 4 года назад

    is the slope in other words is marginal rate of substitution the same thing as opportuniy cost?

  • @Oksana-mw9vj
    @Oksana-mw9vj 4 года назад

    Is it possible to make a long story short. It is madness.

  • @elvis661
    @elvis661 10 месяцев назад

    thanks for the contents, it would be nicer if you could stop repeating yourself

  • @adriansrsa90
    @adriansrsa90 3 года назад

    Daniel Mehta

  • @KartingApexKing
    @KartingApexKing 8 лет назад +1

    Why is this unlisted -_-

  • @nasppsan
    @nasppsan 3 года назад +1

    So say you have a bunch of combinations of two goods right, and you have an arbitrary measurement of utility. Now what would happen if no two combinations produced the same utility? Would there be no indifference curve?

    • @bunchberry_
      @bunchberry_ 3 года назад +6

      Indifference curves are assumed to be true. Doesn't matter if they're actually true or not. Microeconomics is very abstract.

  • @francescomondini7065
    @francescomondini7065 4 года назад

    But the marginal rate of substitution is that times -1

  • @MrMarkgyuro
    @MrMarkgyuro 4 года назад

    great explanation!

  • @KdramaNextDoor
    @KdramaNextDoor 7 месяцев назад

    Didn't get it

  • @jessiemayfield6749
    @jessiemayfield6749 2 месяца назад

    I need to know how to find how many of both I can get with a budget and make a budget line. This video is all concept and no execution. 🤦🏽‍♀️

  • @hanswurstfriz
    @hanswurstfriz 3 года назад

    so how exactly do I draw the Indiffrence curve?

    • @nikhilkolhe2064
      @nikhilkolhe2064 3 года назад +1

      @hanswurstfriz
      Take the two goods whose preference you want to analyze on a co-ordinate plane. Then select any arbitrary point (x1,y1) on the plane. Now move some distance x' in any direction and question if you are better off or worse off at the point (x1+x', y1) as compared to (x1,y1). If the answer is yes then think how should I move(y') in y direction so that I am neither better off nor worse of than (x1,y1). You will now arrive at point (x1+x',y1+y'). At this point you are just indifferent in your preference as compared to (x1,y1). Join these two points and you have a section of your indifference curve. Now repeat this gazillion times 😋

  • @MuhammadIsmail-qd7me
    @MuhammadIsmail-qd7me 3 года назад

    👍

  • @brieelise5402
    @brieelise5402 2 года назад

    The ending confused me

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    @aneezamistry7748 4 года назад

    Hello r u God

  • @keytoniayorke185
    @keytoniayorke185 3 года назад

    Why didn’t my lecturer just say dat 🤦🏾‍♀️

  • @strawberrytotalcoke
    @strawberrytotalcoke 10 месяцев назад

    Iron man: im indifferent

  • @meow1990_2
    @meow1990_2 7 лет назад +5

    No offense. But I would strongly suggest you illustrated these videos with animations / pictures, rather than hand writing. It gets quite tedious after a while. Other than that, keep up the good job!

  • @mikehollowayuk
    @mikehollowayuk 2 года назад +2

    No man. This is terrible. Why is it useful? Why do we need it? Where are the examples? Where was it famously used? Sorry. All the comments are "this is awesome" I suggest groupthink. 😊

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    @helinasna2124 2 года назад

    ı love you/ ı hate my teacher

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    NO I DONT WANT TO EXPLORE BC

  • @omarslive4275
    @omarslive4275 4 года назад

    Thank you