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Budget Line Equation Calculator

By Christopher Martinez
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Given Budget Line Values:

Px = 2, Py = 4, Qx = 3, Qy = 5

Calculate Income

Budget Line Equation:
I = Px x Qx + 4 x Py x Qy
where:
I = Income
2 = Price of item x
3 = Quantity of Item x
4 = Price of item y
5 = Quantity of Item y
Plug in values

I = 2 x 3 + 4 x 5

I = 6 + 20

I = 26

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With a Total Income of 26
you can buy 3 items of x at a price of 2
and 5 items of y at a price of 4

What is the Answer?

How does the Budget Line Equation Calculator work?

Free Budget Line Equation Calculator - Solves for any one of the 5 items in the standard budget line equation:
Income (I)
Quantity of x = Qx
Quantity of y = Qy
Price of x = Px
Price of y = Py
This calculator has 5 inputs.

What 1 formula is used for the Budget Line Equation Calculator?

What 5 concepts are covered in the Budget Line Equation Calculator?

budget
an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time. In economics, a budget constraint represents all the combinations of goods and services that a consumer may purchase given current prices within his or her given income.
budget line equation
Equation showing all the combinations of goods and services that a consumer may purchase given current prices within his or her given income
I = PxQx + PyQy where I = Income, P denotes price, Q denotes quantity
equation
a statement declaring two mathematical expressions are equal
price
the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something
quantity
amount of something

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